subcu taneous fascioliasis: a rare complication

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mohsen emami al-agha from the department of pathology, faculty of medicine, kermanshah university of medical sciences, kermanshah

amid athari the department of parasitology, faculty of medicine, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, islamic republic of iran.

abstract

a case of ectopic fascioliasis due to migration of an immature fasciola hepatica fluke is described in a 23 year old woman from western iran.

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medical journal of islamic republic of iran

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