Cutaneous manifestation of giardiasis - Case report

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 299-303

  Pietrzak, Aldona ^a   Chodorowska, Grazyna ^a   Urban, Janusz ^a   Bogucka, Violetta ^b   Dybiec, Ewa ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cutis; Giardia intestinalis; Giardiasis; Granuloma annulare

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBULIN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; BETA CAROTENE; BETA GLOBULIN; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; ICHTHAMMOL; LIQUID NITROGEN; METRONIDAZOLE; RETINOL; TINIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYOTHERAPY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKODERMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADULT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HUMANS; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC;

GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33645062685     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: 12321966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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