A 36-year-old man with vomiting, pain abdomen, significant weight loss, hyponatremia, and hypoglycemia
Diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection can be a challenge. The key to a timely diagnosis is to have a high index of suspicion. We present a rare case of a 36-year-old human immunodeficiency virus negative male patient, who was on multidrug therapy for lepromatous leprosy and was treat...
Main Authors: | Deepti Mutreja, Kartik Sivasami, Vanmalini Tewari, Bhaskar Nandi, G Lakhsmi Nair, Sunita D Patil |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2015;volume=58;issue=4;spage=500;epage=505;aulast=Mutreja |
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