Haplorchis taichui as a possible etiologic agent of irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 225-229

  Watthanakulpanich, Dorn ^a   Waikagul, Jitra ^a   Maipanich, Wanna ^a   Nuamtanong, Supaporn ^a   Sanguankiat, Surapol ^a   Pubampen, Somchit ^a   Praevanit, Rangson ^b   Mongkhonmu, Srisuchat ^b   Nawa, Yukifumi ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Clinical feature; Haplorchis taichui; Irritable bowel syndrome like symptom

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HAPLORCHIS TAICHUI; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LABORATORY TEST; LASSITUDE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THAILAND; TREMATODE; TREMATODIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; FECES; FEMALE; HETEROPHYIDAE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THAILAND; TREMATODE INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HAPLORCHIS TAICHUI;

EID: 78149378033     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2010.48.3.225     Document Type: Article

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