Duodenal appearance of giardiasis in a child with selective immunoglobulin A deficiency

Pediatrics International

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 409-411

  Eren, Makbule ^a   Saltik Temizel, Inci Nur ^b   Yüce, Aysel ^b   Çaǧlar, Melda ^b   Koçak, Nurten ^b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Childhood; Endoscopy; Giardiasis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUODENUM MUCOSA; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; GASTRITIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DUODENAL DISEASES; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; IGA DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE;

EID: 34249098650     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2007.02357.x     Document Type: Article

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