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A Worm's Tale or Why to Avoid the Raccoon Latrine: A Case of Baylisascaris procyonis Meningoencephalitis
The raccoon roundworm Baylisascaris procyonis (B. procyonis) may infect humans to cause severe or fatal meningoencephalitis, as well as ocular and visceral larva migrans. Young children are at greater risk for cerebral larva migrans with severe meningoencephalitis, and early empiric therapy may impr...
Autores principales: | Goldman-Yassen, Adam E., Derman, Anna, Madan, Rebecca Pellett, Radmanesh, Alireza |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9420633/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36046372 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5199863 |
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