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Title: | Incidental diagnosis of strongyloidiasis in a patient with hepatic metastasis |
Authors: | Weerasekera, C.J. Menike, C.W. Anpahalan, J.P. Senevirathne, S.A.A. Perera, N. de Silva, N.R. Wickremasinghe, D.R. |
Keywords: | Strongyloides stercoralis Strongyloidiasis Immunocompromised Malignancy |
Issue Date: | 2023 |
Publisher: | Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology |
Citation: | Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases.2023;13(2):E46 1-5 |
Abstract: | Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted helminth infecting humans that can cause hyperinfection and disseminated disease in the immunocompromised host. This case report describes a 56-year-old patient, diagnosed with hepatic metastasis, who was screened for strongyloidiasis by faecal culture. The agar plate culture became positive on the third day of incubation, demonstrating characteristic tracks and yielding rhabditiform larvae. The charcoal and Harada-Mori cultures were negative. The patient was treated with albendazole for 7 days but declined further follow up. |
Description: | Not Indexed |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/27037 |
ISSN: | 2012-8169 (Print) 2448-9654 (Electronic) |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Articles |
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