Disseminated strongyloidiasis in an immunocompromised host: A case report

Infections caused by Strongyloides stercoralis (S. stercoralis) in human are generally asymptomatic, however in immunocompromised individual, hyperinfection may develop with dissemination of larvae to extra-intestinal organs. The diagnosis could be easily missed due to asymptomatic presentation and...

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Main Authors: Nurul Suhaiza Hassanudin, Zubaidah Abdul Wahab, Khalid Ibrahim, Fadzilah Mohd Nor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-06-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169117304951