A Case of Strongyloidiasis: An Immigrant Healthcare Worker Presenting with Fatigue and Weight Loss

BACKGROUND: Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode parasite classified as a soil-transmitted helminth, endemic in tropical and subtropical regions. Strongyloides stercoralis can remain dormant for decades after the initial infection. CASE: We describe a patient who was diagnosed with St...

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Autores principales: Grewal, Tarundeep, Azizi, Heela, Kahn, Alexa, Shakir, Zaid, Takkouche, Sahar, Aung, Khin N., Lois, William, Hasan, Muhammad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5506470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28744381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6718284

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5506470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28744381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6718284

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