Delayed diagnosis of disseminated strongyloidiasis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the case of a 51-year-old woman who presented with a confusing spectrum of systemic symptoms after starting steroid therapy for a rheumatological disorder. The diagnosis of disseminated strongyloidiasis was made after a delay of 2 weeks. This paper outlines the symptom complex with which this critically ill woman presented, the course of her disease and the treatment of her disseminated strongyloidiasis.
Medical subject headings
- Diagnostic Errors
- Strongyloidiasis
- Superinfection