Unusual endoscopic and microscopic view of Enterobius vermiculams: A case report with a review of the literature

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 927-929

  Petro, Michelle ^a   Iavu, Kalyana ^a   Minocha, Anil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterobius vermicularis; Gastrointestinal and nongastrointestinal illnesses; Helminth; Worms

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; PYRANTEL EMBONATE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; ENTEROBIASIS; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HELMINTHIASIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE PARASITE; MICROSCOPY; NEMATODIASIS; REVIEW;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANIMALS; COLON, SIGMOID; COLONOSCOPY; DIARRHEA; ENTEROBIASIS; ENTEROBIUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; RECTUM;

EID: 25844530058     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000163347.53138.B1     Document Type: Review

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