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PMID: 20669787 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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We report the case of a 56-year-old female who suffers from chronic urticaria and digestive symptoms, suggesting parasitic infection. Neither repetitive ova and parasite examinations in stools, nor duodenal aspiration examination reveals any parasite. The patient is treated by tinidazole, but the symptoms reappear ten days later. An additive ELISA test on stool remains positive for Giardia Lamblia; the patient receives once more tinidazole and symptoms totally disappear. This case report illustrates that the association between urticaria and digestive symptoms should guide the clinician to the diagnosis of Giardia Lamblia infection, and it shows the importance of a rapid and highly sensitive diagnostic test for giardiasis, like the ELISA test. |
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Authors:
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S De Breucker; T Pepersack; E Cogan |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Acta clinica Belgica Volume: 65 ISSN: 0001-5512 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Clin Belg Publication Date: 2010 May-Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-30 Completed Date: 2010-09-28 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370306 Medline TA: Acta Clin Belg Country: Belgium |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 190-1 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of General Internal Medicine, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Sandra.De.Breucker@erasme.ulb.ac.be |
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Chronic Disease Female Giardia lamblia* Giardiasis / complications, diagnosis*, therapy* Humans Middle Aged Urticaria / parasitology* |
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