A human case of Clinostomum complanatum infection in Korea

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 401-404

  Park, Chan Woong ^a   Kim, Jong Soon ^b   Joo, Hyun Soo ^c   Kim, Jin ^c  

^a 21 Century Hana Medical Clinic   (South Korea)

^b Jung Ang General Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seonam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brackish water fish; Clinostomum complanatum; Human case; Korea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CASE REPORT; CLINOSTONUM COMPLANATUM; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FISH; HUMAN; LARYNX MUCOSA; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PETECHIA; RAW FOOD; SORE THROAT; SOUTH KOREA; SYMPTOM; THROAT; TREMATODE; TREMATODIASIS;

ADULT; ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; ENDOSCOPY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; KOREA; LARYNX; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PHARYNX; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

CLINOSTOMUM COMPLANATUM;

EID: 71549135890     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2009.47.4.401     Document Type: Article

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