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Polycystic hydatid disease (Echinococcus vogeli). Treatment with albendazole

U. G. MeneghelliDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, 14049 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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A. L. C. MartinelliDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, 14049 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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A. D. BellucciDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, 14049 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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M. G. VillanovaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, 14049 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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M. A. S. Llorach VelludoDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo
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J. E. MagroMinistry of Labor and Social Welfare, 29001Victoria, ES, Brazil
Pages 151-156 | Received 24 Jun 1991, Accepted 05 Feb 1992, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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