Human pentastomiasis: A case report

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 166-168

  Dakubo, J C B ^a   Etwire, V K ^a   Kumoji, R ^a   Naaeder, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Armillifer; Linguatula; Pentastomiasis; Porocephalus; Tongue worm

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INFUSION FLUID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INTESTINE PARASITE; MALE; OMENTUM; PARASITOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITIC DISEASES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 33747043392     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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