An Indigenous Case of Intestinal Capillariasis with Protein-Losing Enteropathy in Korea
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An Indigenous Case of Intestinal Capillariasis with Protein-Losing Enteropathy in Korea
We encountered an indigenous case of intestinal capillariasis with protein-losing enteropathy in the Republic of Korea. A 37-year-old man, residing in Sacheon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, admitted to the Gyeongsang National University Hospital (GNUH) due to long-lasting diarrhea, abdominal pain, anasarca, and weight loss. He recalled that he frequently ate raw fish, especially the common blackish goby...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Parasitology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1738-0006
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2012.50.4.333