Abdominal angiostrongyliasis with involvement of liver histopathologically confirmed: a case report
Human abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a zoonotic disease caused by ingestion of the L3 larvae of Angiostrongylus costaricensis. The human infection gives rise to a pathological condition characterized by acute abdominal pain, secondary to an inflammatory granulomatous reaction, marked eosinophilia a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2011-08-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652011000400008&lng=en&tlng=en |