First report of a human case of polycystic echinococcosis due to Echinococcus vogeli from neotropical area of Peru, South America

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-42

  Somocurcio, José R ^a   Sánchez, Elizabeth L ^b   Náquira, César ^b   Schilder, José ^a   Rojas, Francisco ^a   Chacón, Pedro ^a   Yabar, Alejandro ^a  

^a HOSPITAL NACIONAL EDGARDO REBAGLIATI MARTINS   (Peru)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Peru)

Author keywords

E. vogeli; Human case; Per

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS VOGELI; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER TUMOR; PARASITISM; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 1542410207     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652004000100008     Document Type: Article

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