An adolescent with chronic giardiasis mimicking anorexia nervosa

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 293-295

  Thomas Iv, Lewis J ^a   Zweig, Alex P ^a   Tosh, Aneesh K ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; anorexia nervosa; chronic giardiasis; Giardia

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH SALICYLATE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; AMENORRHEA; ANOREXIA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CALORIC INTAKE; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC GIARDIASIS; COLITIS; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE DURATION; EATING DISORDER; EATING HABIT; ENTERITIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GIARDIASIS; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PARASITOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SECONDARY AMENORRHEA; VIRUS INFECTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; MISSOURI;

EID: 84895537441     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: 21910278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ijamh-2013-0506     Document Type: Article

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