De la Rosa GR, Kuliev A, Barnett BJ. A case of Strongyloides stercoralis and mesenteric tuberculous infection with acute abdominal pain in an HIV-positive patient.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2003;
34:696-7. [PMID:
12374368 DOI:
10.1080/00365540210147895]
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Abstract
We describe an HIV-positive female patient who had acute abdominal pain as the initial presentation of Strongyloides stercoralis infection. The diagnosis was established by identifying rhabditiform larvae in stool. She also had intra-abdominal tuberculosis without intestinal perforation. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of such a presentation.
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