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| Year : 2005 | Volume
: 23
| Issue : 1 | Page : 61-62 |
Rare case of Metagonimus yokogawai
Beena Uppal, V Wadhwa
Department of Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College, LN Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Beena Uppal
Department of Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College, LN Hospital, New Delhi
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.13878
Intestinal Heterophyid infections are almost unknown in India with only one documented case report. We report a case of six year old child with diarrhoea without any other associated gastrointestinal symptoms. Examination of the faeces revealed eggs of Metagonimus yokogawai. However, the patient left against medical advice and was lost to follow up. The case is being reported because of its rarity.
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