Parasites of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Blaine A. Mathison; Bobbi S. Pritt

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-818731-9.00107-5

Parasites of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Blaine A. Mathison, Bobbi S. Pritt

Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

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The parasites that involve the human gastrointestinal tract encompass a diverse array of protozoa, helminths, and rarely, arthropod ectoparasites. While some are harmless commensals, others cause significant, and occasionally life-threatening, disease. This chapter provides an overview of human parasites that infect all regions of the gastrointestinal tract, including the oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, liver and biliary tree, and anus. The most important human parasites are discussed individually, with an emphasis on biology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Infection and Immunity
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	136-203
Number of pages	68
Volume	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128187319
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818731-9.00107-5
State	Published - Jan 1 2022

Keywords

Acanthocephalan
Ameba
Arthropod
Cestode
Ciliate
Coccidia
Flagellate
Helminth
Nematode
Parasite
Parasitology
Protozoa
Trematode

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Medicine(all)

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