Strongyloides stercoralis in a patient complaining of chronic diarrhea
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Date
2006
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Abstract
In this study, a case of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in a 38-year-old patient with complaints of chronic diarrhea and stomach ache is presented. His history showed that the patient who has been a mechanic for 25 years is a farmer as well. S. stercoralis larvae were found during the parasitological examination of the patient's stool samples taken 3 times. The patient was given Albendazol (400 mg a day) for fifteen days. After the patient started to take Albendazol, there was a reduction in the number of parasites in the stool examined on the fifth day. In the stool examinations made on the tenth day, fifteenth day and after the treatment ended, no parasites were seen. When the treatment was completed, all the complaints of the patient disappeared. It was found that no investigation of parasitic infection had been made previously and he had been given different treatments. For this reason, it is important to investigate the possibility of parasitic infection in patients with chronic diarrhea.
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Abdominal Pain, Adult, Albendazole, Animals, Anthelmintics, Chronic Disease, Diarrhea, Feces, Humans, Male, Strongyloides stercoralis, Strongyloidiasis, albendazole, anthelmintic agent, abdominal pain, adult, animal, article, case report, chronic disease, diarrhea, drug effect, feces, human, isolation and purification, male, parasitology, Strongyloides stercoralis, strongyloidiasis
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Türkiye parazitolojii dergisi / Türkiye Parazitoloji Derne?i = Acta parasitologica Turcica / Turkish Society for Parasitology
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Q3
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30
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4
