Human sparganosis in Italy: Case report and review of the European cases

APMIS

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 349-354

  Pampiglione, Silvio ^a   Fioravanti, Maria Letizia ^a   Rivasi, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human; Italy; Review; Sparganum; Subcutaneous tissues

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPRESSION; DIPHYLLOBOTHRIASIS; EDEMA; FISHERMAN; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; ITALY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPARGANUM; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; TISSUE SECTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPARGANOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038556755     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0463.2003.1110208.x     Document Type: Article

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