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Successful Treatment of Capillaria Hepatica Infection in an Acutely Ill Adult

Virgilio G. PereiraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Caixa Postal 8091, São Paulo, Brazil

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Luiz C. Mattosinho FrancaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Caixa Postal 8091, São Paulo, Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1983.32.1272
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Volume 32: Issue 6
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1272–1274
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A man with massive Capillaria hepatica infection survived after treatment with prednisone, disophenol, and pyrantel tartrate. He remained well during an 8-year follow-up.
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Copyright © 1983 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1983
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25 Apr 1983
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Nov 1983
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