Massive Trichuris trichiura infection as a cause of chronic bloody diarrhea in a child

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 66-68

  Diniz Santos, Daniel R ^a,b   Jambeiro, Jamile ^a   Mascarenhas, Ramiro R ^a   Silva, Luciana R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; OXAMNIQUINE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; COLONOSCOPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DYSENTERY; ENTERITIS; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLONOSCOPY; DYSENTERY, AMEBIC; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

EID: 31744436021     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmi073     Document Type: Article

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