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Sputum culture from a patient with Strongyloides hyperinfection.  The larvae burrow through the agar tracking
Strongyloides #strongyloidiasis
Strongyloidiasis Treatment
Asymptomatic ± eosinophilia (Very low risk):
 • Diagnostic: Serology, Stool Ova and parasites (O&P) examination
Strongyloidiasis ... Simple intestinal strongyloidiasis ... days Disseminated strongyloidiasis ... improvement #Strongyloidiasis
Strongyloides Stercoralis on sputum microscopy
As many suggested this was strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome.
Infection is initiated by
microscopy #clinical #strongyloidiasis
Filariform larvae of Strongyloides strongylodiasis on sputum microscopy
BMT patient with abd pain and rash. Treated with
Strongyloides strongylodiasis ... Strongyloides #strongylodiasis
Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia
 • Mass lesions: Carcinoma, Large polyps
 • Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis,
Hemoptysis, Epistaxis, Stronglyoidiasis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
eosinophilia, ascariasis, strongyloidiasis ... schistosomiasis, strongyloidiasis
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Strongyloidiasis
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Entamoeba histolytica, Strongyloidiasis