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A Case of Rictularia Infection of Man in New York

Michael KenneyState University of New York, Kings County Hospital Center, Institute of Pathology, Veterans Administration Hospital, Brooklyn, New York 11203

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Laverne K. EvelandState University of New York, Kings County Hospital Center, Institute of Pathology, Veterans Administration Hospital, Brooklyn, New York 11203

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Valentin YermakovState University of New York, Kings County Hospital Center, Institute of Pathology, Veterans Administration Hospital, Brooklyn, New York 11203

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Dicran Y. KassounyState University of New York, Kings County Hospital Center, Institute of Pathology, Veterans Administration Hospital, Brooklyn, New York 11203

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1975.24.596
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Volume 24: Issue 4
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596–599
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A gravid female nematode was found in histopathologic sections of an appendix in a postmortem examination. This parasite was identified as Rictularia, a genus of small intestinal parasites in numerous mammals. The parasites of this genus have not previously been identified in man.
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Copyright © 1975 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1975
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30 Nov 1974
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Jul 1975
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