Trichuris vulpis Recovered from a Patient with Chronic Diarrhea and Five Dogs
AUTOR(ES)
Dunn, James J.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
We report a case of human infection with the whipworm of dogs, Trichuris vulpis, in a woman with duodenal ulcer disease, chronic diarrhea, and close contact with dogs. Morphologically, T. vulpis ova resemble those of the human whipworm (T. trichiura) but are nearly twice their size.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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