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Disseminated Metacestode Versteria Species Infection in Woman, Pennsylvania, USA1
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Jul 2019
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Source:Emerg Infect Dis. 25(7):1429-1431
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Language:English
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:A patient in Pennsylvania, USA, with common variable immunodeficiency sought care for fever, cough, and abdominal pain. Imaging revealed lesions involving multiple organs. Liver resection demonstrated necrotizing granulomas, recognizable tegument, and calcareous corpuscles indicative of an invasive cestode infection. Sequencing revealed 98% identity to a Versteria species of cestode found in mink.
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Pubmed ID:31211937
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6590738
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