Chronic diarrhea and protein-losing gastroenteropathy caused by Dientamoeba fragilis [3]

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1117-1119

  Ito, Reiko ^a   Sakagami, Junichi ^a   Kataoka, Keisho ^a   Nakamura, Hideo ^a   Motoyoshi, Tomoko ^a   Takada, Ryusuke ^a   Kanemitsu, Daisuke ^a   Yasuda, Hiroaki ^a   Mitsufuji, Shoji ^a   Okanoue, Takeshi ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE;

AGED; ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; DIENTAMOEBA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; INTESTINE BIOPSY; JAPAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEG EDEMA; LETTER; LOW FAT DIET; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON; DIARRHEA; DIENTAMOEBIASIS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHIES;

EID: 10244242689     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-004-1456-0     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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