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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 153-155 |
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Pulmonary strongyloidiasis: A case report from Western Uttar Pradesh
Rahul K Goyal, Rajesh Bareja, Vashishth Mishra, Rabindra N Behara
Department of Microbiology, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhojipura, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Rajesh Bareja
Department of Microbiology, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhojipura, Bareilly - 243 202, Uttar Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2348-3334.153263
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Infections due to Strongyloides stercoralis are unusual in western Uttar Pradesh. We report a case in which S. stercoralis was isolated from the sputum of an immunocompetent female patient who presented with fever and hemoptysis. No elevation of eosinophils had been shown during peripheral blood smear examination. Microscopic examination of sputum for acid-fast bacilli with light emitted diode (LED) microscope and stool revealed the larval form of S. stercoralis. The patient was treated with ivermectin and recovered gradually. |
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