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[Visceral toxocariasis].

Abstract

A case of the disease in a 6-year-old boy is described. The disease was characterized by a long recurrent course with development of a parasitic gumma in the mediastinum and arrosion of the descending aorta and the left bronchial wall. Pulmonary bleeding was a course of death. Differential diagnosis between toxocariasis and askaridosis is given.

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L S Khodasevich, V Ia Leont'ev, A S Ladygina, K B Monastyrev. [Visceral toxocariasis].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9582991/

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