Dioctophyma-Like Larval Nematode in a Subcutaneous Nodule from Man in Northern Thailand

P. C. Beaver Department of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, Thailand

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Chirasak Khamboonruang Department of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, Thailand

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1984.33.1032
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Volume 33: Issue 5
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1032–1034
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A nematode in a subcutaneous nodule from the anterior chest of a 12-year-old boy in Northern Thailand was identified as a third-stage larval dioctophymatid, possibly Dioctophyma renale, the second such larva to be reported from man.

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Copyright © 1984 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1984
Accepted:
13 Feb 1984
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Published Online:
Sep 1984
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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0002-9637
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