• Title of article

    Hypoproteinaemia and Edema Due to Giardiasis

  • Author/Authors

    Baghaei, M Department of Parasitology - School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan

  • Pages
    2
  • From page
    98
  • To page
    99
  • Abstract
    The present report describes a 5-years-old girl who presented with hypoproteinaemia and generalised oedema due to giardiasis. She recovered fully 2 weeks after treatment with oral metronidazole. The emphasis is on the importance of giardiasis in children with hypoproteinaemia of obscure aetiology
  • Keywords
    Giardiasis , hypoproteinaemia , giardia , edema
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Serial Year
    2003
  • Record number

    2447206