Anisakis infestation: A case of acute abdomen mimicking Crohn's disease and eosinophilic gastroenteritis

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 62-64

  Montalto, M ^a   Miele, L ^a   Marcheggiano, A ^b   Santoro, L ^a   Curigliano, V ^a   Vastola, M ^a   Gasbarrini, G ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Anisakis; Eosinophilic gastroenteritis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; MESALAZINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PAROMOMYCIN; PYRANTEL EMBONATE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANISAKIASIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROHN DISEASE; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG RESPONSE; EOSINOPHILIC GASTROENTERITIS; FISH; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; RAW FOOD; REMISSION; ANIMAL; EOSINOPHILIA; FOOD CONTROL; GASTROENTERITIS; PARASITOLOGY;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANISAKIASIS; CROHN DISEASE; EOSINOPHILIA; FISHES; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 15844431012     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2004.05.014     Document Type: Article

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