Chronic Trichuris trichiura Infection Presenting as Ileocecal Valve Swelling Mimicking Malignancy
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Chronic Trichuris trichiura Infection Presenting as Ileocecal Valve Swelling Mimicking Malignancy
A 46-year-old man presented with a history of passing bright red blood per rectum over the last one month. He also had on and off diarrhea with visible mucus in the stool for two months' duration. Further history was unremarkable, and physical examination revealed hemorrhoids which were subsequently banded. A colonoscopy was arranged in view of the prolonged diarrhea whereby an edematous and sw...
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عنوان ژورنال: ISRN Gastroenterology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2090-4398,2090-4401
DOI: 10.5402/2011/105178