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INTESTINAL CAPILLARIASIS

A sprue-like diarrhoeal malady caused by infection with Capillaria philippinensis, big populations of which are built up by inside autoinfection in the intestinal mucosa; characterised by abdominal pain, oedema, diarrhoea, cachexia, hypoproteinaemia, hypotension, cardiac failure, and hyporeflexia; severe infection is often manifested as a fulminating mess that may be fatal.
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