Diagnosing parasitic infestation in a patient with tuberculosis

This report describes a case of diarrhea, abdominal pain, and strongyloidiasis in 33-year-old woman. She had co-existing tuberculosis. The role repeated stool microscopy patients with compromised immune system high index clinical suspicion for the parasite is important. Strongyloidiasis was not clinically suspected this patient diagnosed as part evaluation diarrhoea. But raises importance only testing tuberculosis symptoms suspicious but also therapy such instances. Treatment steroids may worsen strongyloidiasis.