Human Gongylonema infection in Iran

The first human infection with Gongylonema in Iran is reported in a 35-year-old Iranian woman with complaints of one year duration and treated as a psychotic patient. Two worms, a male, and a female, were retrieved, described, and identified as G. pulchrum based on their morphological characteristic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of helminthology 2006-12, Vol.80 (4), p.425-428
Hauptverfasser:	Molavi, G.H., Massoud, J., Gutierrez, Y.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Animals Biological and medical sciences Diagnostic Errors Female Humans Infectious diseases Iran Male Medical sciences Parasitic diseases Psychotic Disorders - diagnosis Spirurida Infections - diagnosis Spirurida Infections - surgery Spiruroidea - anatomy & histology
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Zusammenfassung:	The first human infection with Gongylonema in Iran is reported in a 35-year-old Iranian woman with complaints of one year duration and treated as a psychotic patient. Two worms, a male, and a female, were retrieved, described, and identified as G. pulchrum based on their morphological characteristics.
ISSN:	0022-149X 1475-2697
DOI:	10.1017/JOH2006355