Intestinal Giardiasis Disguised as Ulcerative Colitis
Parasite-associated colitis is quite rare in clinical practice of Ulcerative Colitis (UC). Here we reported an intestinal giardiasis case that has been diagnosed with UC. Further examination of stool revealed cysts of Giardia. This case completely responded to Albendazole. Giardiasis should be inclu...
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| description | Parasite-associated colitis is quite rare in clinical practice of Ulcerative Colitis (UC). Here we reported an intestinal giardiasis case that has been diagnosed with UC. Further examination of stool revealed cysts of Giardia. This case completely responded to Albendazole. Giardiasis should be included for the differential diagnosis of UC. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-03bb4cb0877542449f145908a531ece82025-02-03T01:22:04ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362018-01-01201810.1155/2018/89689768968976Intestinal Giardiasis Disguised as Ulcerative ColitisYu Zhen0Lin Liao1Hu Zhang2Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, ChinaDepartment of Parasitology, College of Basic and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, ChinaDepartment of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, ChinaParasite-associated colitis is quite rare in clinical practice of Ulcerative Colitis (UC). Here we reported an intestinal giardiasis case that has been diagnosed with UC. Further examination of stool revealed cysts of Giardia. This case completely responded to Albendazole. Giardiasis should be included for the differential diagnosis of UC.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8968976 |
| spellingShingle | Yu Zhen Lin Liao Hu Zhang Intestinal Giardiasis Disguised as Ulcerative Colitis Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| title | Intestinal Giardiasis Disguised as Ulcerative Colitis |
| title_full | Intestinal Giardiasis Disguised as Ulcerative Colitis |
| title_fullStr | Intestinal Giardiasis Disguised as Ulcerative Colitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intestinal Giardiasis Disguised as Ulcerative Colitis |
| title_short | Intestinal Giardiasis Disguised as Ulcerative Colitis |
| title_sort | intestinal giardiasis disguised as ulcerative colitis |
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