Strongyloides stercoralis infestation in a patient with severe ulcerative colitis

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 106-110

  Ghoshal, Uday C ^a   Alexender, George ^a   Ghoshal, Ujjala ^a   Tripathi, Shweta ^a   Krishnani, Narendra ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Immunosuppressive treatment; Tropics; Worm infestation

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; HYDROCORTISONE; IVERMECTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUODENUM BIOPSY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFESTATION; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TISSUE SECTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 33645581915     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.22761     Document Type: Article

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