Fatal Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome in an alcoholic diabetic patient from México
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Hyperinfection syndrome with Strongyloides stercoralis.
A case is reported of hyperinfection syndrome with Strongyloides stercoralis, with symptoms, signs and radiological appearances which led to a diagnosis of duodenal ulcer.
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عنوان ژورنال: Biomédica
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2590-7379,0120-4157
DOI: 10.7705/biomedica.5071