Visceral larva migrans caused by Trichuris vulpis.
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Visceral larva migrans caused by Trichuris vulpis.
Two brothers with visceral larva migrans caused by Trichuris vulpis were diagnosed after they had been investigated for an eosinophilia. Both patients were almost asymptomatic. The diagnosis of visceral larva migrans was based on the results of immunoelectrophoretic studies and no liver biopsy was performed. After administration of thiabendazole, the number of eosinophils and serum total IgE le...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.55.8.631