A Case of Fasciola hepatica Infection Mimicking Cholangiocarcinoma and ITS-1 Sequencing of the Worm |
Kang, Bong Kyun
(Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital)
Jung, Bong-Kwang (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Lee, Yoon Suk (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) Hwang, In Kyeom (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) Lim, Hyemi (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Cho, Jaeeun (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Hwang, Jin-Hyeok (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) Chai, Jong-Yil (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) |
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