Abdominal angiostrongyliasis: A case with severe evolution

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 359-361

  Dos Santos, José Wellington Alves ^a,c   Zambenedetti, Ricardo Morgental ^a   Mann, Keli Cristina ^a   Da Rocha, Marta Pires ^a   Morais, Ewerton Nunes ^a   Graeff Teixeira, Carlos ^b  

^a Hospital Universitario de Santa Maria   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abdominal angiostrongyliasis; Acute abdomen; Angiostrongylus costaricensis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS; ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEVER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 31544473737     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652005000600010     Document Type: Article

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