A case of bowel schitosomiasis not adhering to endoscopic findings

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 44, 2005, Pages 7044-7047

  Rizzo, Manfredi ^a   Mansueto, Pasquale ^a   Cabibi, Daniela ^a   Barresi, Elisetta ^a   Berneis, Kaspar ^b   Affronti, Mario ^a   Di Lorenzo, Gabriele ^a   Vigneri, Sergio ^a   Rini, Giovam Battista ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b KANTONSSPITAL LIESTAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chronic inflammatory bowel disease; Granuloma; Schistosomiasis; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

MESALAZINE; PRAZIQUANTEL; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG RESPONSE; DYSENTERY; ENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE INFECTION; MALE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; FECES; INTESTINE MUCOSA; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; FECES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

EID: 31144441157     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i44.7044     Document Type: Article

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