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Case Report: Duodenal Obstruction Caused by Strongyloides stercoralis Enteritis in an HTLV-1-Infected Host

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Friedenberg, F., Wongpraparut, N., Fischer, R.A. et al. Case Report: Duodenal Obstruction Caused by Strongyloides stercoralis Enteritis in an HTLV-1-Infected Host. Dig Dis Sci 44, 1184–1188 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026636509713

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