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Inflammatory bowel disease vs strongyloidiasis.
- Source :
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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
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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