Hepatic fascioliasis in Mashhad, Northeast Iran: first report
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Hepatic fascioliasis in Mashhad, Northeast Iran: first report.
Fascioliasis is a zoonotic disease caused by a leaf-like worm (fluke) called Fasciola. Herein, we present a case of human hepatic fascioliasis. A 57-year-old man was referred to the hospital for ambiguous gastrointestinal symptoms with suspected hemangioma. Hepatic fascioliasis was diagnosed using abdominal computed tomography and serology. He tested positive for the IgG antibody against Fascio...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0037-8682
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0526-2016