A case of sparganosis that presented as a recurrent pericardial effusion

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-42

  Lee, Ju Hee ^a   Kim, Gi Hyun ^a   Kim, Sang Min ^a   Lee, Sang Yeub ^a   Lee, Won Yik ^a   Bae, Jang Whan ^a   Shin, Kyung Sub ^a   Hwang, Kyung Kuk ^a   Kim, Dong Won ^a   Cho, Myeong Chan ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Pericardial effusion; Praziquantel; Sparganosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CONTROL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPARGANOSIS;

EID: 79952351789     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2011.41.1.38     Document Type: Article

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