Decrease of Metagonimus yokogawai Endemicity along the Tamjin River Basin
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Rare case of Metagonimus yokogawai.
Intestinal Heterophyid infections are almost unknown in India with only one documented case report. We report a case of six year old child with diarrhoea without any other associated gastrointestinal symptoms. Examination of the faeces revealed eggs of Metagonimus yokogawai. However, the patient left against medical advice and was lost to follow up. The case is being reported because of its rar...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Parasitology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0023-4001
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2008.46.4.289