Sparganosis Presenting as Cauda Equina Syndrome with Molecular Identification of the Parasite in Tissue Sections |
Boonyasiri, Adhiratha
(Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University)
Cheunsuchon, Pornsuk (Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University) Srirabheebhat, Prajak (Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University) Yamasaki, Hiroshi (Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases) Maleewong, Wanchai (Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University) Intapan, Pewpan M. (Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University) |
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