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Clin Infect Dis
; 63(10): 1357-1359, 2016 Nov 15.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27501844
RESUMO
A case of acanthocephaliasis in an 18-month-old child caused by Macracanthorhynchus ingens is reported from Florida. This represents only the third documented case of this species in a human host. An overview of human cases of acanthocephaliasis in the literature is presented, along with a review of the biology, clinical manifestations and pathology in the human host, morphology, and diagnosis.