title: Selective immunoglobulin M deficiency in a patient with refractory giardiasis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Thatchai_k@yahoo.com
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kampitak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003967:Diarrhea; D004382:Duodenitis; D016829:Giardia lamblia / Q000276:immunology* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood / Q000172:deficiency; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010437:Peptic Ulcer; D013785:Thailand; D017211:Treatment Failure; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D008795:Metronidazole