Hookworm infestation masquerading as Crohn's disease: Diagnosis by double-balloon enteroscopy

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 795-796

  Gill, Kanwar Rupinder S ^a   Stark, Mark E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROHN DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOUBLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE BIOPSY; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 62049083665     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2008.121     Document Type: Letter

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