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Possible Strongyloides stercoralis infection diagnosed by videocapsule endoscopy in an immunocompetent patient with devastating diarrhea

Strongyloides stercoralis is an endemic parasitic infection of tropical areas, but it is rare in Europe. Most infected immunocompetent patients are asymptomatic, but may present with abdominal pain and diarrhea even several years after acquiring the infection. However, in immunocompromized patients,...

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Main Authors: Xouris, Dimitrios, Vafiadis-Zoumbulis, Irene, Papaxoinis, Kostis, Bamias, Giorgos, Karamanolis, George, Vlachogiannakos, Janis, Ladas, Spiros D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3959373/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24713813
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