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- ISSN: 0002-9637
- E-ISSN: 1476-1645
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- The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 34, Issue 4, 1 Jul 1985, p. 761 - 765
Pathological and Parasitological Aspects of the first Autochthonous Case of Human Paragonimiasis in Venezuela
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Abstract
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.
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