Secondary impairment of pancreatic function as a cause of severe malabsorption in intestinal giardiasis: A case report

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 599-602

  Carroccio, Antonio ^a   Montalto, Giuseppe ^a   Iacono, Giuseppe ^b   Ippolito, Salvatore ^a   Soresi, Maurizio ^a   Notarbartolo, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Ospedale dei Bambini G Di Cristina   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE BIOPSY; MALABSORPTION; MALE; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 0030752506     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.599     Document Type: Article

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