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Case Reports
. 2023 Dec 18;16(12):e258033.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-258033.

Incidental radiological finding of pentastomiasis

Danielle Tang  1 , Tareq El Menabawey  1 , Iain Ewing  2
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Case Reports

Incidental radiological finding of pentastomiasis

Danielle Tang et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: GI bleeding; Gastroenterology; Infectious diseases; Radiology; Tropical medicine (infectious disease).

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Competing interests: None declared.

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