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. 2012 Apr 21;68(2):193. doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(12)60049-5

Live adult filarial worm in a scrotal swelling—a case report

Niranjan Dash (Retd) *, AS Kushwaha
PMCID: PMC3862610  PMID: 24669068

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