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Abstract
A patient who developed symptomatic giardiasis after a tour of the Soviet Union is presented. The diagnosis was established by duodenal aspiration. A small intestinal biopsy revealed total villous atrophy in the absence of celiac sprue or a gastrointestinal immunodeficiency syndrome, a finding not previously described. The biopsy remains normal after a single course of metronidazole (Flagyl), despite subsequent exposure to gluten.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID： 620900
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gastroenterology ISSN： 0016-5085 Impact factor: 22.682