A case of Moniliformis moniliformis (Acanthocephala) infection in Iran
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A case of Moniliformis moniliformis (Acanthocephala) infection in Iran.
Only a few cases of Acanthocephala infections have been reported in humans, and Moniliformis moniliformis is the most common species around the world. We report here a case of infection with M. moniliformis, which passed in the stool of a 2-year-old girl in Iran. The patient had abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and facial edema. According to her mother, the patient had habit of eating dirt a...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Parasitology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0023-4001
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2007.45.2.145