Apyretic gastrointestinal disorders due to giardiasis contracted in Morocco
We present the case of a 32-year-old French man who presented with morning nausea, bloating, frequent flatulence, burping, occasional pyrosis, and alternating diarrhea and constipation two weeks after a trip to Morocco. The diagnosis was established by a parasitological stool exam that revealed cyst...
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| author | Michael K. Hole Yann A. Meunier |
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| description | We present the case of a 32-year-old French man who presented with morning nausea, bloating, frequent flatulence, burping, occasional pyrosis, and alternating diarrhea and constipation two weeks after a trip to Morocco. The diagnosis was established by a parasitological stool exam that revealed cysts of Giardia lamblia. He was successfully treated with tinidazole. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8cbe920cceea4992b1a20676f016e7a02022-12-22T03:46:00ZengMDPI AGClinics and Practice2039-72752039-72832011-05-011210.4081/cp.2011.e4036Apyretic gastrointestinal disorders due to giardiasis contracted in MoroccoMichael K. Hole0Yann A. Meunier1Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CaliforniaStanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, CaliforniaWe present the case of a 32-year-old French man who presented with morning nausea, bloating, frequent flatulence, burping, occasional pyrosis, and alternating diarrhea and constipation two weeks after a trip to Morocco. The diagnosis was established by a parasitological stool exam that revealed cysts of Giardia lamblia. He was successfully treated with tinidazole.https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/85gastrointestinal disordersGiardia lambliaGiardiasisMoroccotinidazole. |
| spellingShingle | Michael K. Hole Yann A. Meunier Apyretic gastrointestinal disorders due to giardiasis contracted in Morocco Clinics and Practice gastrointestinal disorders Giardia lamblia Giardiasis Morocco tinidazole. |
| title | Apyretic gastrointestinal disorders due to giardiasis contracted in Morocco |
| title_full | Apyretic gastrointestinal disorders due to giardiasis contracted in Morocco |
| title_fullStr | Apyretic gastrointestinal disorders due to giardiasis contracted in Morocco |
| title_full_unstemmed | Apyretic gastrointestinal disorders due to giardiasis contracted in Morocco |
| title_short | Apyretic gastrointestinal disorders due to giardiasis contracted in Morocco |
| title_sort | apyretic gastrointestinal disorders due to giardiasis contracted in morocco |
| topic | gastrointestinal disorders Giardia lamblia Giardiasis Morocco tinidazole. |
| url | https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/85 |
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