title: Strongyloidiasis in a nonagenarian who previously  worked in conservancy services.
abstract: We report a case of strongyloidiasis in a patient born in Hong Kong and was possibly infected via her prior occupation in conservancy services. She presented with chronic diarrhoea, anorexia, and extensive scratch marks over the lower extremities. Further assessment yielded eosinophilia, intermittent dyspepsia, and an episode of unexplained Clostridium perfringens bacteraemia. She was treated with a course of albendazole. Subsequently, the eosinophilia and diarrhoea subsided.
authors: Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. elphashea@gmail.com
authors: Y F
authors: YF
authors: Shea
authors: K M
authors: KM
authors: Chau
authors: Ivan F N
authors: IF
authors: Hung
authors: L W
authors: LW
authors: Chu
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000469:parasitology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D015766:Albendazole