Intestinal giardiasis. Mini-review / Giardiasis intestinal. Mini-Revisión
Invest. clín
;
43(2): 119-128, jun. 2002.
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-330974
ABSTRACT
Giardia intestinalis is a common parasite in our country and the rest of the world and is responsible for several clinical disturbances that include dysentery type diarrheas, recurrent abdominal pain, duodenitis, jejunitis, cholecystitis and in some cases toxemias and convulsions. In this paper we review recent concepts of intestinal giardiasis, considering the basic aspects of the biology and physiology of Giardia intestinalis, its morphology and its relationship the parasite pathogenicity. We detail the physiopathological mechanisms responsible for the different clinic manifestations of giardiasis, the specific laboratory and endoscopic methods of diagnosis and the most recent advances in the treatment and prophylaxis of this disease.
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Main subject:
Giardiasis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Invest. clín
Journal subject:
Biologia
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Medicine
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Relatos de Casos
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Venezuela
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Dr/VE
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Universidad Central de Venezuela/VE
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