RE.: Human ocular sparganosis in southern Brazil.
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Thank you for the interest and observations on our case report of ocular sparganosis in Brazil. Although we were not able to observe the parasite’s migration, the patient stated that the resected lesions had changed their position around the eyeball along a period of time. Because we found no other signs of parasitic infection before or after removal of these parasites, we strongly believe that coinfection is a possible hypothesis.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
دوره 53 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011