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Patients with severe schistosomiasis mansoni in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

BACKGROUND: Severe hepatosplenic complications arise in patients with chronic Schistosoma mansoni infection after heavy exposure to disease agents in endemic areas. These complications are rarely reported and, hence, underestimated. CASE PRESENTATION: We report on eight patients with severe morbidit...

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Autores principales: Nigo, Maurice M., Odermatt, Peter, Nigo, David Wully, Salieb-Beugelaar, Georgette B., Battegay, Manuel, Hunziker, Patrick R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7992822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33762007
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00815-6