J Korean Med Sci.  2012 Jan;27(1):1-2. 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.1.1.

Foodborne Eosinophilia due to Visceral Larva Migrans: A Disease Abandoned

• Lim JH

• KMID: 1792970
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2012.27.1.1

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Animals
Eosinophilia/*etiology
Humans
Larva Migrans, Visceral/*complications/diagnosis/epidemiology
Prevalence
Toxocara canis/isolation & purification

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