Twenty-five Years of Chronic Strongyloidiasis in an Immigrant
Chronic strongyloidiasis is an infection of the tropical regions, caused by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis . In the United States, patients are typically immigrants. The very long asymptomatic phase followed by the clinical presentation of the disease mimics asthma, chronic obstructive pulmo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-02-01
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Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1179547616684828 |