Dientamoeba fragilis infection presenting to the emergency department as acute appendicitis

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-21

  Schwartz, Michael D ^a,b   Nelson, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dientamoeba fragilis; Gastrointestinal symptoms; Parasites

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH SALICYLATE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIENTAMOEBA; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SIMULATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY HISTORY; FATIGUE; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MALAISE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENSTRUATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RHEUMATIC FEVER; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0037970772     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(03)00104-5     Document Type: Article

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