Intestinal capillariasis acquired in Egypt

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 935-936

  Austin, David N ^a   Mikhail, Michel G ^b   Chiodini, Peter L ^c   Murray Lyon, Iain M ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capillaria philippinensis; Capillariasis; Malabsorption; Parasitic diarrhoea

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; EGYPT; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; INTESTINE PARASITE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHUROIDEA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0032784921     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199908000-00023     Document Type: Article

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