Severe Strongyloides stercoralis Infection in Yazd, Mimicking Ulcerative Colitis
Background: Infection with Strongyloides stercoralis, an intestinal nematode of humans and some animals, is rare in dry climates such as Yazd. This article presents a patient with this infection who was mistakenly under treatment for ulcerative colitis, which recovered after proper diagnosis and ant...
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| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2007-06-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
| Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/3453.pdf&manuscript_id=3453 |