Acute Strongyloidiasis: A Rarity. Chronic Strongyloidiasis: A Time Bomb!
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Strongyloidiasis and chronic urticaria.
Introduction Strongyloides stercoralis (Bavay, 1876) is an important cosmopolitan helminth parasite. Human infection varies in regions throughout the world, being heavier in the tropics (Pessoa, 1972). The disease (Cochin China diarrhoea) varies also from mild intestinal discomfort to severe malabsorption syndromes and invasion of the peritoneal cavity and abdominal organs. Fatal cases have bee...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Travel Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1195-1982,1708-8305
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00492.x