STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS INFESTATION IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT HOST- A CASE REPORT
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Intestinal malabsorption in Strongyloides stercoralis infestation.
EDITORIAL SYNOPSIS The number of conditions which can result in intestinal malabsorption increases steadily. The one described by the authors in this paper follows infestation with Strongyloides stercoralis which is widespread in the tropics. Features suggesting the diagnosis in a patient with malabsorption are, according to the authors, persistent vomiting due to duodenal involvement and chara...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2278-4748,2278-4802
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2018/613