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Disseminated Armillifer armillatus Infestation: A Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen

We report a case of an 80-year-old symptomatic female with severe visceral Armillifer armillatus infestation who presented with complaints of progressively worsening colicky abdominal pain with associated constipation and mild abdominal distension. Imaging workup demonstrated unique radiological fea...

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Autores principales:	Asemota, Joseph, Talbet, Joseph, Igbinosa, Owen, Igbinovia, Osato
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Cureus 2021
Materias:	Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8202784/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34150389 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15038

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