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Repeated Visits to a Woman With Suspected Worms Discharged From the Urethra-A Case Study. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT A 58‐year‐old female presented with a 6‐month history of recurrent “worms” found in her toilet, which she suspected originated from her urinary tract. Physical examination was unremarkable. Laboratory analysis revealed motile, blood‐red worm‐like organisms measuring 25–35 mm in length, initially suspected to be Dioctophyma renale larvae ...
Cai S, Xu X, Xue J, Hu Y.
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Intestinal intussusception in an adult caused by helminthic parasitosis [PDF]
, 2016 Intestinal intussusception is an uncommon acute condition in adults and is most commonly caused by an intestinal tumor mass. Helminthic parasitosis is a widespread infection in Africa, and the load of worms is often high in individuals living in areas ...
Ciardi, Gaia +4 more
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Absolute quantification of the host-to-parasite DNA ratio in Theileria parva-infected lymphocyte cell lines [PDF]
, 2016 Theileria parva is a tick-transmitted intracellular apicomplexan pathogen of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa that causes East Coast fever (ECF). ECF is an acute fatal disease that kills over one million cattle annually, imposing a tremendous burden on ...
Bishop, Richard P. +5 more
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Somatic symptom disorder in dermatology [PDF]
, 2017 Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is defined by the prominence of somatic symptoms associated with abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to the symptoms, resulting in significant distress and impairment.
Levenson, James L. +2 more
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European Psychiatry, 2022 Introduction Ekbom syndrome is a clinical term for delusional parasitosis, a condition characterized by the belief that one’s skin is infested by invisible parasites.
D. Bosnjak Kuharic +4 more
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Parasitosis intestinal y anemia en indígenas del resguardo Cañamomo-Lomaprieta, Colombia
Avances en Enfermería, 2014 Introducción: Las parasitosis intestinales son un problema de salud pública; producen deficiencias nutricionales y se asocian a determinantes demográficos y socioeconómicos.
Jaiberth Antonio Cardona Arias +2 more
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Role of the employment status and education of mothers in the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in Mexican rural schoolchildren [PDF]
, 2006 <p><b>Background:</b> Intestinal parasitic infections are a public health problem in developing countries such as Mexico. As a result, two governmental programmes have been implemented: a) "National Deworming Campaign" and b ...
BD Cabrera +36 more
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Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2023 El estudio tuvo como objetivos identificar las especies de aves psitaciformes mantenidas en cautiverio como animales de compañía y ornato en Yucatán, México, así como estimar la prevalencia e intensidad de los parásitos intestinales que las afectan.
Roger Iván Rodríguez-Vivas +3 more
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Delusions of parasitosis [PDF]
Dermatologic Therapy, 2008 Delusions of parasitosis is a rare psychiatric disorder in which the patient has a fixed, false belief that he or she is infested by parasites. Even though it is a psychiatric disorder, these patients usually present to a dermatologist because they are convinced that they have a dermatologic problem.
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Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 2020 Objective:The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of intestinal parasites in patients admitted to our hospital with gastrointestinal complaints in our city harboring sociocultural and economic changes, and to show the relationship between
Ahmet Duran Ataş
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