Trichuris trichiura infection diagnosed by colonoscopy: Case reports and review of literature

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 275-280

  Ok, Kyung Sun ^a   Kim, You Sun ^a   Song, Jung Hoon ^a   Lee, Jin Ho ^a   Ryu, Soo Hyung ^a   Lee, Jung Hwan ^a   Moon, Jeong Seop ^a   Whang, Dong Hee ^a   Lee, Hye Kyung ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Literature review; Trichuriasis; Trichuris trichiura

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AMYLASE;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; DIARRHEA; EOSINOPHIL; EPIGASTRIC DISCOMFORT; FECES ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSCOPY; TENESMUS; TRICHURIASIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

TRICHURIS TRICHIURA;

EID: 70349198299     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2009.47.3.275     Document Type: Article

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