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An Unexpected Encounter During a Screening Colonoscopy in a Medical Tourist: A Diagnosis of Hymenolepis nana Infection

  • Bosung Park (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Hye Won Park (Health Screening and Promotion Center, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Hyun Jung Park (Health Screening and Promotion Center, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Eun Jeong Won (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Heungsup Sung (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Mi-Na Kim (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2024.03.29
  • Accepted : 2024.06.28
  • Published : 2024.11.01
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We thank Woo Jin Tak, M.T., working at the clinical microbiology laboratory at Asan Medical Center, for the technical assistance.

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