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Strongyloides stercoralis central nervous system dissemination in a migrant misdiagnosed with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis.

Agnese ComelliDavide MangioniLucia ScaramellaAnna MaraschiniChiara GaudinoChristian FolliFerruccio CeriottiFabio TriulziCiro CanettaAndrea GoriAlessandra Bandera
Published in: Journal of travel medicine (2021)
We report a case of Strongyloides stercoralis suspected CNS dissemination in a Brazilian woman previously misdiagnosed with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis and consequently treated with immunosuppressant therapies. This case highlights the urgent need for a broader awareness of NTDs among all specialists working in high-income countries with sustained migration flows.
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