Lagochilascaris minor in a patient from the Colombian amazon: a case report.
A chronic infection (10 years) by Lagochilascaris minor is described in a woman from the amazon region of Colombia. This is the third case of infection by this parasite that has been described so far in Colombia, and only the first one in a person coming from the Colombian Amazon region.
Moncada
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LI
Tropical Health Institute, School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Alvarez
C A
CA
Castellanos
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C
Caceres
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E
Nicholls
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S
Corredor
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A
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003105:Colombia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000469:parasitology*