Therapy-resistant diarrhea due to Giardia lamblia in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency disease [5]

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Volumn 75, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 101-102

  Sawatzki, M ^a   Peter, S ^a   Hess, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; ORNIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; DIARRHEA; ENTERITIS; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; LETTER; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALABSORPTION; MALE; NAUSEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SOCIAL STATUS; THERAPY RESISTANCE; VERNER MORRISON SYNDROME;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIARRHEA; FECES; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34548306678     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000104728     Document Type: Letter

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