Possible Strongyloides stercoralis infection diagnosed by videocapsule endoscopy in an immunocompetent patient with devastating diarrhea

Strongyloides stercoralis is an endemic parasitic infection of tropical areas, but it is rare in Europe. Most infected immunocompetent patients are asymptomatic, but may present with abdominal pain and diarrhea even several years after acquiring the infection. However, in immunocompromized patients,...

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Autores principales: Xouris, Dimitrios, Vafiadis-Zoumbulis, Irene, Papaxoinis, Kostis, Bamias, Giorgos, Karamanolis, George, Vlachogiannakos, Janis, Ladas, Spiros D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3959373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24713813

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3959373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24713813

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