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Case 2
Presented by: Dr. I. Kern
Clinical History
A 73-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of dyspnea, nausea, and upper abdominal pain. She was complaining of rapidly losing body weight, skin rash and diarrhea, alternating with constipation. She was receiving corticosteroid due to the fourth stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The laboratory findings revealed eosinophilia, anemia and a positive hematest in a stool specimen. Chest x-rays disclosed two round infiltrates.
The aggravation of dyspnea promoted cytological analysis of sputum Esophagogastroduodenoscopy with duodenal mucosa biopsy was performed
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STRONGYLOIDOSIS, HYPERINFECTION SYNDROME
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