Strongyloidiasis is one of 21 neglected tropical diseases recognized by the World Health Organization, but diagnostic challenges have long hampered global efforts to understand its distribution ...

‌Strongyloidiasis is caused by a parasite, which is an organism that lives on another organism for food. The roundworm that causes strongyloidiasis lives in soil, water, or feces as larvae.

Cutaneous manifestations in disseminated strongyloidiasis are infrequent, but they may be a valuable diagnostic sign [3-7]. We report six immunosuppressed cancer patients with proven diagnosis of ...

Five cases of fatal strongyloidiasis developing during or shortly after a course of corticosteroid therapy are reported. Four patients received corticosteroids for the treatment of nephrotic ...

Strongyloidiasis is a soil-transmitted helminthiasis that is estimated to affect 300–600 million people across Asia, Africa, South and central America, and the Pacific. This neglected parasitic ...

The WHO has issued new guidelines recommending annual mass drug administration of ivermectin to combat the parasitic disease strongyloidiasis in endemic regions. This strategy aims to significantly ...

Strongyloidiasis has a wide range of clinical presentations, ranging from subclinical disease to diarrhoea, abdominal pain and urticaria, potentially leading to deadly complications due to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cure rates were comparable for patients with strongyloidiasis treated with either moxidectin (93.6%) or ...

Disseminated tuberculosis is a type of tuberculosis (TB) where mycobacteria spread via blood to other organs beyond the lungs. It can cause severe multiple-organ damage in the absence of early ...

Disseminated tuberculosis (TB) occurs when the infection has spread through your blood to other parts of your body. This causes widespread symptoms that may include abdominal pain, night sweats ...

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This case study presents a unique clinical scenario involving an 88-year-old Hispanic male with a disseminated Strongyloides infection. The patient's medical history includes ... This case emphasizes ...