Evidence of Haplorchis taichui infection as pathogenic parasite: Three case reports

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 388-390

  Sukontason, Kom ^a   Unpunyo, Piyapong ^b   Sukontason, Kabkaew L ^a   Piangjai, Somsak ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b LAMPANG HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; GANGRENE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HAPLORCHIS TAICHUI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINAL FIBROSIS; INTESTINE INFECTION; INTESTINE PARASITE; INTESTINE ULCER; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; JEJUNUM; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; SMALL INTESTINE MUCOSA; SMALL INTESTINE RESECTION; TREMATODIASIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HETEROPHYIDAE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; INTESTINE, SMALL; JEJUNUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

EID: 18844460456     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540510034473     Document Type: Article

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