Inflammatory bowel disease later diagnosed as strongyloides colitis in migrants to Canada: a case series
Strongyloides colitis is a gastrointestinal manifestation of the parasitic infection, Strongyloides stercoralis , which may be misdiagnosed and treated as ulcerative colitis (UC) in patients presenting in non-endemic regions. Treatment of Strongyloides colitis as UC can lead to a lethal hyperinfecti...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2023-03-01
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| Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/20499361231162719 |