[Gastrointestinal complaints associated to helminth and protozoan: management by the general practitioner]

Rev Med Suisse. 2010 Dec 1;6(273):2292, 2294-6, 2298-301.
[Article in French]

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.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Feces / parasitology
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / epidemiology
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / etiology
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / parasitology*
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / therapy*
  • General Practice
  • Helminthiasis / complications*
  • Helminthiasis / therapy
  • Humans
  • Protozoan Infections / complications*
  • Protozoan Infections / therapy
  • Travel