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Inflammatory bowel disease vs strongyloidiasis.

Authors :
García Ballester T
González Padilla S
Boscá-Watts MM
Merino Murgui V
Abril García C
Suria Bolufer C
Poyatos García P
Pascual Moreno I
Source :
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas [Rev Esp Enferm Dig] 2025 Jan 09. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Jan 09.
Publication Year :
2025
Publisher :
Ahead of Print

Abstract

We report the case of a 38-year-old woman with a 10-year history of ulcerative proctosigmoiditis. Two months after traveling to Morocco, she developed gastrointestinal symptoms accompanied by eosinophilia in blood tests. Four months later, she progressed to systemic illness with pulmonary involvement. A colonoscopy revealed aphthous ileitis with nonspecific histology suggestive of Crohn's Disease (CD). Ultimately, serology confirmed Strongyloides stercoralis infection. Strongyloidiasis is underdiagnosed in Spain, and its differentiation from CD presents a diagnostic challenge.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1130-0108
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
39784732
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.17235/reed.2024.10971/2024