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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 34(4), 1985, pp. 761-765
Copyright © 1985 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Pathological and Parasitological Aspects of the first Autochthonous Case of Human Paragonimiasis in Venezuela

Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya, Griselda Abreu AND G Oscar Noya
Instituto de Medicina Tropical e Instituto de Anatomía Patológica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela

A worm found in histopathologic sections of a lung piece of a young Venezuelan male was identified as a Paragonimus sp. Definitive identification of the species was not possible since only a deteriorated segment of the worm was recovered, nevertheless comparison with other known species is discussed. This is the first report of an indigenous case of human paragonimiasis in Venezuela.

Accepted for publication January 31, 1985.






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