Incidental diagnosis of strongyloidiasis in a patient with hepatic metastasis

Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted helminth infecting humans that can cause hyperinfection and disseminated disease in the immunocompromised host. This case report describes a 56-year-old patient, diagnosed with hepatic metastasis, who was screened for strongyloidiasis by faecal culture...

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Main Authors: C. J. Weerasekera, C. W. Menike, J. P. Anpahalan, S. A. A. Senevirathne, N. Perera, N. R. De Silva, D. R. Wickremasinghe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology 2023-09-01
Series:Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://account.sljid.sljol.info/index.php/sljo-j-sljid/article/view/8536