Human case of gastric infection by a fourth larval stage of Pseudoterranova decipiens (Nematoda, Anisakidae) Relato de parasitismo por nematódeo Anisakidae em homem

Only three cases of human infection by anisakid nematodes have been reported in Chile since 1976. In the present case, an anisakid worm, identified as a fourth-stage Pseudoterranova decipiens larva, was removed with a gastroendoscopic biopsy clipper from the stomach of a 45 year-old man from souther...

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Main Authors: Rubén Mercado, Patricio Torres, Jorge Maira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1997-04-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89101997000200012