Abdominal Mass Secondary to Human Toxocariasis
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Abdominal Mass Secondary to Human Toxocariasis
Toxocariasis is an extensive helminthic infection that leads to visceral larva migrans in humans. A 2.5-year-old girl referred for abdominal mass. She had history of pharyngitis for two weeks. There were no other symptoms. Abdominal examination revealed an irregular solid mass in right lower quadrant (RLQ). Abdominal ultrasonography revealed an echohetrogenic large mass in RLQ, liver, and retro...
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عنوان ژورنال: APSP Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2218-8185
DOI: 10.21699/ajcr.v8i1.490