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Human case of visceral larva migrans syndrome: pulmonary and hepatic involvement Cover

Human case of visceral larva migrans syndrome: pulmonary and hepatic involvement

Helminthologia
Volume 53 (2016): Issue 4 (December 2016)
By: A. M. Almatary and  H. Y. Bakir  
Open Access
|Aug 2016

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Fig. 1

(A) Chest X-ray film showing an infiltrative shadow in both the middle and lower lung fields mainly in the right lung. (B) and (C) CT scan images showing bilateral multiple intra-pulmonary focal lesions. The most predominant two pulmonary nodules demonstrated mainly in the anterior segment of upper lobe and lateral segment of lower lobe of right lung field respectively.

Fig. 2

Upper abdominal CT showing multiple discrete hypodense hepatic focal lesions in both hepatic lobes more obvious at right lobe

Fig. 3

Histo-pathology of liver biopsy demonstrates. (A) Alteration of the normal architecture of the liver with fatty degeneration of liver cells. Hematoxylin and eosin stain × 40. (B) Multiple eosinophilic granulomas in liver tissues. Hematoxylin and eosin stain × 40. (C) and (D) The larvae appear in the center of the granuloma. Hematoxylin and eosin stain × 40.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2016-0033 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
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Language: English
Page range: 372 - 377
Submitted on: May 12, 2016
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Accepted on: Jul 6, 2016
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Published on: Aug 9, 2016
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open
Keywords:
Visceral Larva Migrans syndrome,
eosinophilia,
lung and liver granulomas
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Zoology,
Ecology,
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Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology

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