Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial (Jul 2018)

Lagochilascariasis: case report

  • Lucianna F. Barreto,
  • Lorena D'Anunciação,
  • Paula Plisker,
  • Flavio Werkema,
  • Cynthia K. Berenstein

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5935/1676-2444.20180042
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 54, no. 4
pp. 245 – 248

Abstract

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ABSTRACT An unusual case of parasitism by Lagochilascaris minor infection is reported in a 38-year-old woman from Paraupebas, Pará, Brazil. The article summarizes the main characteristics of the disease and its etiological agent, including prevalence, life cycle, clinical course and treatment.

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