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. 2021 Mar 22;7(1):00814-2020.
doi: 10.1183/23120541.00814-2020. eCollection 2021 Jan.

Mammomonogamus laryngeus: an unusual cause of acute and chronic cough in the Caribbean area

Moustapha Agossou  1 , Sandy Jean-Baptiste  1 , Ninon Ehret  1 , Nicole Desbois-Nogard  2 , Moustapha Drame  3 , Nicolas Venissac  4
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Mammomonogamus laryngeus: an unusual cause of acute and chronic cough in the Caribbean area

Moustapha Agossou et al. ERJ Open Res. .

Abstract

Mammomonogamus is an unusual cause of chronic cough found in the Caribbean region. The region is very popular with tourists. There is interest in thinking about a cough that cannot be explained in any patient who has stayed in this region. https://bit.ly/3qnemv9.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: M. Agossou has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: S. Jean-Baptiste has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: N. Ehret has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: N. Desbois-Nogard has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: M. Drame has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: N. Venissac has nothing to disclose.

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FIGURE 1
Mammomonogamus worm in the bronchus.
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