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A Case of Strongyloidiasis: An Immigrant Healthcare Worker Presenting with Fatigue and Weight Loss.

Tarundeep GrewalHeela AziziAlexa KahnZaid ShakirSahar TakkoucheKhin N AungWilliam LoisMuhammad Hasan
Published in: Case reports in infectious diseases (2017)
Physicians in the United States often miss opportunities to identify patients with chronic strongyloidiasis. Symptoms may be vague and screening tests have limitations. We review current strategies for diagnosis and treatment of chronic intestinal strongyloidiasis in immigrant patients who have significant travel history to tropical regions and discuss the clinical features and management of the infection.
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