Laboratory Findings of Patients with Hydatidosis of the Central Nervous System

Fig. 10.1

General principles in the clinico-laboratory diagnosis course in hydatidosis of central nervous system (Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis)

Acknowledgments

Thanks are due to Mr. Georgy Kerelov and Dr. Irina Marinova for operative collaboration in preparing the text and references. I would especially like to send my sincerest thanks to Fuad Sami Haddad for his critical comments and English language revision of the text.

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