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The lord of the broken rings: African porocephaliasis, an emerging radiological diagnosis in developed countries

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We thank Nathalie Naffzger and Narvin Dupré for assistance with the figure.

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  1. Service de Médecine E, Unité d’infectiologie, Hospices civils de Colmar, Colmar, France

    M. Martinot & M. Mohseni-Zadeh

  2. Institut de Parasitologie et de Pathologie tropicale, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

    E. Candolfi

  3. Laboratoire de Parasitologie et de Mycologie médicale, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

    E. Candolfi

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Martinot, M., Mohseni-Zadeh, M. & Candolfi, E. The lord of the broken rings: African porocephaliasis, an emerging radiological diagnosis in developed countries. Infection 45, 119–121 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-016-0947-2

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