Blastocystis hominis-an emerging and imitating cause of acute abdomen in children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1489-1491

  Andiran, Nesibe ^a   Acikgoz, Ziya Cibali ^a   Turkay, Sadi ^a   Andiran, Fatih ^a  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Appendicitis; Blastocystis hominis; Child

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ACUTE ABDOMEN; AMEBIASIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; TURKEY;

EID: 33746038544     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.04.037     Document Type: Article

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