Ocular infestation by plerocercoid of Spirometra mansonoides: first case report in Peru

Ocular infestation by plerocercoid of Spirometra mansonoides: first case report in Peru

Plerocercoidosis is a parasitic zoonosis caused by plerocercoid larvae of the genus Spirometra. The larvae migrate through the intestinal wall tissue, by subcutaneous route and can reach different areas of the body like the head, the brain and the eye socket. A case is reported of a 45 year-old man...

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Main Authors: María Beltrán Fabián, José Somocursio Peralta, Natalia Coras Álvarez, David Alfaro Lossio, Rubén Cahua Serrano, Kathia Tarqui Terrones, Manuel Céspedes Zambrano, Sara Estrada Beltrán
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2015-06-01
Series:Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública
Subjects:
zoonosis
plerocercoide
spirometra
Online Access:https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/1638

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