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Cutaneous Paragonimiasis in Man in Honduras

Rodrigo R. BrenesDepartmento de Parasitología, Facultad de Microbiología, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica

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M. D. LittleDepartment of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

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Oscar RaudalesHospital Leonardo Martínez, San Pedro Sula, Honduras

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Guillermo MúñozDepartmento de Parasitología, Facultad de Microbiología, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica

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Carlos PonceCentro de Investigacíon y Desarrollo, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1983.32.376
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Volume 32: Issue 2
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376–378
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A worm found in histopathologic sections of the skin of a 31-year-old man in Honduras was identified as Paragonimus sp. The worm was immature, and specific identification was not possible. This is the second human case of paragonimiasis in Honduras.
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Copyright © 1983 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1983
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13 Aug 1982
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Mar 1983
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