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pentastomiasis
Etiology:
- infestation with pentostomids (tongue worms)
Epidemiology:
- worm-like adults inhabit the respiratory tract of reptiles & carnivorous mammals
Related
pentostomida (tongue worms)
Specific
halzoun (Marrara in Sudan)
General
parasitic infection
References
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed.
Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 936