Volume 12, Issue 2 (8-1998)                   Med J Islam Repub Iran 1998 | Back to browse issues page

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From the Parasitology Department, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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A case of linguatulosis due to Linguatula serrata, a zoonotic pentastomid parasite in the pharynx of a 35 year old woman from Shiraz is described. After removal of the parasites the patient was discharged without any further complaints.
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Type of Study: case report | Subject: Parasitology and Mycology

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