Troubles digestifs associés aux protozoaires et aux helmintes: prise en charge par le médecin de famille [Gastrointestinal complaints associated to helminth and protozoan: management by the general practitioner].
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_6B22B7870EE4
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Publications
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Title
Troubles digestifs associés aux protozoaires et aux helmintes: prise en charge par le médecin de famille [Gastrointestinal complaints associated to helminth and protozoan: management by the general practitioner].
Journal
Revue Médicale Suisse
ISSN
1660-9379 (Print)
ISSN-L
1660-9379
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2010
Volume
6
Number
273
Pages
2292-2301
Language
french
Notes
Publication types: English Abstract ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Protozoan and helminthes are frequently associated with persistent digestive complaints, not only in returning travelers from the tropics, but also in industrialized countries. The symptoms are often more vague than those associated to bacterial or viral infections and diarrhea is not always a key feature of the clinical presentation. Three stool examinations and a full blood cells count looking for eosinophilia is the comer stone of the investigations looking for digestive parasites. This article reviews the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic and management of digestive protozoans and helminthes.
Keywords
Algorithms, Feces/parasitology, Gastrointestinal Diseases/epidemiology, Gastrointestinal Diseases/etiology, General Practice, Helminthiasis/complications, Helminthiasis/therapy, Humans, Protozoan Infections/complications, Protozoan Infections/therapy, Travel
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