Should the host reaction to anisakiasis influence the treatment?: Different clinical presentations in two cases

Gastrointestinal anisakiasis is a parasitic infection occurring in people that consume raw or inadequately cooked fish or squid. It is frequently characterized by severe epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting caused by the penetration of the larvae into the gastric wall. Acute gastric anisakiasis with...

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Main Authors: Stefano Pontone, Giovanni Leonetti, Eleonora Guaitoli, Renzo Mocini, Simone Manfredelli, Antonio Catania, Paolo Pontone, Salvatore Sorrenti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
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