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Query: UMLS:C0024523 (
malabsorption
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Strongyloidiasis in an immunocompromised patient has the potential to be life threatening. We describe a boy who was on steroids for acute demyelinating myelitis and receiving antibiotics for E. coli
UTI
and meningitis. He developed anasarca,
malabsorption
, malnutrition and left ventricular failure. Duodenal biopsy revealed abundant rhabditiform larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis. The diagnosis went unsuspected and proved fatal. This emphasizes the need to have a high index of suspicion and early intervention for S. stercoralis in immunosuppressed persons who present with refractory gastrointestinal symptoms.
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PMID:Disseminated strongyloidiasis in a immunocompromised host. 2225 57
