Enterobius vermicularis and clinical appendicitis: Worms in the vermiform appendix

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1024-1025

  Nordstrand, Indra A J ^a   Jayasekera, Lakshman K ^a  

^a Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENTEROBIASIS; ENTEROBIUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LETTER; MESENTERIC LYMPHADENITIS; PARASITOLOGY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENTEROBIASIS; ENTEROBIUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MESENTERIC LYMPHADENITIS;

EID: 16644377354     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-1433.2004.03230.x     Document Type: Letter

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