Dioctophyma-like larval nematode in a subcutaneous nodule from man in Northern Thailand

Beaver, P.C.; Khamboonruang, C.

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 33(5): 1032-1034

1984


ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9637
PMID: 6237591
Document Number: 226376
A nematode in a subcutaneous nodule from the anterior chest of a 12-year-old boy in northern Thailand is described and was identified as a third-stage larval dioctophymatid, possibly D. renale, the second such larva to be reported from man.

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