Disseminated toxocariasis in an immunocompetent host
Toxocariasis is a zoonotic infection caused by Toxocara canis, or less commonly, Toxocara cati, which is one of the most common zoonotic infections worldwide. It commonly affects the pediatric and immunocompromised population; however, it has rarely been reported in the immunocompetent adults. Two o...
Main Authors: | Madan Raj Aryal, Paras Karmacharya, Amrit Pokharel, Smith Giri, Ranjan Pathak, Richard Alweis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-10-01
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Series: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115300277 |
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