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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology
2023-09-01
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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 |