The First Case of Human Hepatic Fasciolosis Presented as Hepatic Pseudotumor Histopathologically Diagnosed in Romania—A Case Report
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Case Report
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Birlutiu, V.; Birlutiu, R.-M. The First Case of Human Hepatic Fasciolosis Presented as Hepatic Pseudotumor Histopathologically Diagnosed in Romania—A Case Report. Healthcare 2023, 11, 1451. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101451
Birlutiu V, Birlutiu R-M. The First Case of Human Hepatic Fasciolosis Presented as Hepatic Pseudotumor Histopathologically Diagnosed in Romania—A Case Report. Healthcare. 2023; 11(10):1451. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101451
Chicago/Turabian StyleBirlutiu, Victoria, and Rares-Mircea Birlutiu. 2023. "The First Case of Human Hepatic Fasciolosis Presented as Hepatic Pseudotumor Histopathologically Diagnosed in Romania—A Case Report" Healthcare 11, no. 10: 1451. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101451
APA StyleBirlutiu, V., & Birlutiu, R.-M. (2023). The First Case of Human Hepatic Fasciolosis Presented as Hepatic Pseudotumor Histopathologically Diagnosed in Romania—A Case Report. Healthcare, 11(10), 1451. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101451