A CASE REPORT OF LINGUATULA SERRATA IN HUMAN PHARYNX FROM SHIRAZ, SOUTHERN IRAN
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A case of linguatulosis due to Linguatula serrata, a zoonotic pentastomid parasite in the pharynx of a 35 year old woman from Shiraz is described. After removal of the parasites the patient was discharged without any further complaints.
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volume 12 issue 2
pages 193- 194
publication date 1998-08
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