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Anisakiasis Causing Acute Dysentery in Malaysia

Human anisakiasis is a zoonosis acquired by eating raw or undercooked infected seafood. Herein, we report a case of acute dysentery caused by anisakiasis in a 64-year-old man in Malaysia. A colonoscopy was performed and a nematode larva was found penetrating the mucosa of the ascending colon. Bleedi...

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Published in:Am J Trop Med Hyg
Main Authors: Amir, Amirah, Ngui, Romano, Ismail, Wan Hafiz Wan, Wong, Kum T., Ong, Jaxinthe S. K., Lim, Yvonne A. L., Lau, Yee-Ling, Mahmud, Rohela
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4973191/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27325803
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0007
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