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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Main Authors: Tarundeep Grewal, Heela Azizi, Alexa Kahn, Zaid Shakir, Sahar Takkouche, Khin N. Aung, William Lois, Muhammad Hasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6718284
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