Parasites of imported animals to Japan. V. Armillifer armillatus nymphs in thick-tailed bush baby, Galago crassicaudatus, from Africa.
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Armillifer armillatus infection.
We report a case of human pentastomiasis in a 70-year-old retired long-distance driver/farmer whose diagnosis was made incidentally while being investigated for a 1-month history of cough and abdominal pain. The chest X-ray revealed multiple comma-shaped and rounded opacities in keeping with Armillifer infection, most likely Armillifer armillatus. The patient made an uneventful recovery after a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
سال: 1990
ISSN: 2186-1811,0304-2146
DOI: 10.2149/tmh1973.18.17