Delayed diagnosis of disseminated strongyloidiasis.
We report the case of a 51-year-old woman who presented with a confusing spectrum of systemic symptoms after starting steroid therapy for a rheumatological disorder. The diagnosis of disseminated strongyloidiasis was made after a delay of 2 weeks. This paper outlines the symptom complex with which this critically ill woman presented, the course of her disease and the treatment of her disseminated strongyloidiasis.
Department of Anesthesia, Toronto Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D019425:Grenada / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000469:parasitology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009864:Ontario; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D015163:Superinfection / Q000469:parasitology*