Duodenal obstruction caused by Strongyloides stercoralis enteritis in an HTLV-1-infected host

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1184-1188

  Friedenberg, Frank ^a,b   Wongpraparut, Nattawut ^a   Fischer, Robert A ^a   Gubernick, Julie ^a   Zaeri, Nayere ^a   Eiger, Glenn ^a   Ozden, Zekeriya ^a  

^a Department of Pathology ^*  (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1; Small intestine; Strongyloides stercoralis; Thiabendazole

Indexed keywords

TIABENDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DUODENUM OBSTRUCTION; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; DUODENAL OBSTRUCTION; DUODENUM; ENTERITIS; FATAL OUTCOME; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 0032989235     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026636509713     Document Type: Article

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