Helminthic infections mimicking malignancy: a review of published case reports
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Helminthic infections mimicking malignancy: a review of published case reports.
BACKGROUND Infectious diseases, including infections with helminths, can initially present similarly to malignancies. The goal of the article is to review reports of helminthic infections that are initially diagnosed as malignancy. METHODOLOGY The database PubMed was searched for English language references published as of July 2009. RESULTS The following published case reports and case ser...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1972-2680
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.840