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Strongyloidiasis Infection As the Cause of Pancreatitis

Strongyloidiasis is endemic to socioeconomically disadvantaged tropics and subtropics, primarily as an asymptomatic carriage. It is seen in developed nations among the underprivileged. We describe a case of an Asian immigrant with eosinophilia, common bile duct stricture, cholangitis, and pancreatit...

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Autores principales: Verdecia, Jorge, Martinez, Andres, Ravi, Malleswari
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9106552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35573535
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24097
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Sumario:Strongyloidiasis is endemic to socioeconomically disadvantaged tropics and subtropics, primarily as an asymptomatic carriage. It is seen in developed nations among the underprivileged. We describe a case of an Asian immigrant with eosinophilia, common bile duct stricture, cholangitis, and pancreatitis with Strongyloides spp. found on duodenal biopsy in the setting of steroid exposure.