Disseminated Metacestode Versteria Species Infection in Woman, Pennsylvania, USA1.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 25(7): 1429-1431, 2019 07.
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| ID: mdl-31211937
ABSTRACT
A patient in Pennsylvania, USA, with common variable immunodeficiency sought care for fever, cough, and abdominal pain. Imaging revealed lesions involving multiple organs. Liver resection demonstrated necrotizing granulomas, recognizable tegument, and calcareous corpuscles indicative of an invasive cestode infection. Sequencing revealed 98% identity to a Versteria species of cestode found in mink.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cestodos
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Infecciones por Cestodos
Límite:
Aged
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
País como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article