Parasitic rheumatism presenting as oligoarthritis. A case report.
A 50-year-old Vietnamese boat refugee presented with an oligoarthritis which had been present for the two years since her arrival in The Netherlands. Her medical history was unremarkable but a peripheral eosinophilia of 20% prompted investigations leading to the isolation of Strongyloides stercoralis from the faeces. The clinical picture resolved completely after therapy with thiabendazole.
D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012036:Refugees; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications*; D014744:Vietnam / Q000208:ethnology