Eosinophilic ileitis with perforation caused by angiostrongylus (parastrongylus) costaricensis a case study and review

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 121, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 989-991

  Sandy, Wu S ^a,b   French, Samuel W ^b   Turner, Jerrold A ^b  

^a Departments of Pathology   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EL SALVADOR; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEITIS; LAPAROTOMY; NEMATODIASIS; SMALL INTESTINE PERFORATION; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANIMALS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEITIS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031464313     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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