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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...
Autores principales: | Nigo, Maurice M., Odermatt, Peter, Nigo, David Wully, Salieb-Beugelaar, Georgette B., Battegay, Manuel, Hunziker, Patrick R. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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