Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
- Volume 37 Issue 2
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- Pages.117-120
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- 1999
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- 2982-5164(pISSN)
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- 1738-0006(eISSN)
A case of Strongyloides stercoralis infection
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Hong, Sung-Jong
(Department of Parasitology, Chung-ang University faculty of Medicine)
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- Han, Joo-Hee (Chung-Ang Clinic, Ahneuy-up)
- Published : 1999.06.01
Abstract
Strongyloidiasis has been rdcognized as one of the life-threatening parasitic infections in the immunocompromised patients. We report an intestinal infection case of Strongyloides stercoralis in a 61-year-old man. Rhabditiform larvae were detected in the stool examination and developed to filariform larvae having a notched tail through the Harada-Mori filter paper culture.The patient received five courses of albendazole therapy but not cured of strongyloidiasis.