Strongyloides hyperinfection presenting as proteinlosing enteropathy
Strongyloides stercoralis, a soil-transmitted helminth, affects many people in tropical and subtropical countries. It is known to cause asymptomatic infection in immunocompetent and hyperinfection and disseminated Strongyloides infection in immunocompromised due to autoinfection. Here, we report a c...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2017-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Digestive Endoscopy |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-5042.202812 |