An unusual case of invasive Blastocystis hominis infection

Endoscopy

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Janarthanan, S ^a   Khoury, N ^b   Antaki, F ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE CRYPTITIS; ADULT; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTOSIS; BLOATING; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CECUM ULCER; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLITIS; COLONOSCOPY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; ENTEROPATHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE NECROSIS; INTESTINE ULCER; MALE; NOTE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; COLONIC DISEASES; COLONOSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 79955904004     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1256322     Document Type: Note

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