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Query: UMLS:C0851341 (
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The findings in an unsuspected case of Strongyloides stercoralis
infestation
coexisting with
adenocarcinoma of the lung
are presented. The diagnosis of adenocarcinoma was confirmed histologically by lung biopsies; the parasitic infection was initially diagnosed by sputum cytology and then by bronchial washings. A stool specimen submitted to the microbiology laboratory confirmed the diagnosis of S. stercoralis infection. This case again suggests the possibility that neoplastic disease may play a role similar to that of immunosuppression in creating an immune deficiency, thus increasing the susceptibility to infectious diseases.
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PMID:Unsuspected strongyloides coexisting with adenocarcinoma of the lung. 386 Oct 54
