Fasciola hepatica in a New Zealander traveler

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 196-199

  Kang, Mei L ^a,c   Teo, Clarence H Y ^a   Wansaicheong, Gervais Khin Lin ^a   Giron, Danilo Medina ^a   Wilder Smith, Annelies ^b  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRICLABENDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER RESECTION; MALE; MIGRANT BIRD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRAVEL; ULTRASOUND; ZOONOSIS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; SINGAPORE; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44249102537     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2008.00207.x     Document Type: Article

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