Trichuris dysentery syndrome with eosinophilic leukemoid reaction mimicking inflammatory bowel disease

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-77

  Krishnamurthy, S ^a   Samanta, D ^a   Yadav, S ^a  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CEFTRIAXONE; MEBENDAZOLE;

ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLITIS; DYSENTERY; ENTERITIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LEUKEMOID REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; CHILD; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSENTERY; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; LEUKEMOID REACTION; MEBENDAZOLE; PROGNOSIS; SYNDROME; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

EID: 61649092076     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.48451     Document Type: Letter

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