Case Report: Strongyloidiosis with Chronic Abdominal Pain
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Case Report
P: 171-173
June 2008

Case Report: Strongyloidiosis with Chronic Abdominal Pain

Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2008;32(2):171-173
1. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Kocaeli, Türkiye
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Received Date: 29.04.2008
Accepted Date: 08.06.2008
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ABSTRACT

The case was presented here in order to point out that an immunocompetent child might have Strongyloidiosis infection that might be misdiagnosed. A 9 year old male patient who had chronic abdominal pain with a feeling of weakness was treated several times for urinary tract infection. He had never been tested for the presence of parasites. After the patient’s complaints occurred again, he presented at our hospital. Strongyloides stercoralis larvae were observed in his feces by microscopy. Albendazol (400 mg/day for three days) was prescribed. After 10 days, the feces of the patient was reexamined and no Strongyloides stercoralis larvae were detected. For this reason, it is important to investigate the possibility of intestinal parasitic infections in children with chronic abdominal pain.