title: Strongyloidiasis in a healthy 8-year-old girl in north-eastern USA.
abstract: A previously healthy, white 8-year-old girl presented with a 1-week history of abdominal pain and vomiting after a trip to a lake in Pennsylvania, north-eastern USA. There was marked dehydration. A raised blood eosinophilic count prompted microscopy for ova and parasites which demonstrated a heavy load of larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis. Charcot-Leyden crystals were also detected. The child received oral ivermectin and made a complete recovery.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kratimenos
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Koutroulis
authors.forename: Deepa
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vasireddy
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Degroote
authors.forename: Margaret C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010414:Pennsylvania; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D007559:Ivermectin
keywords: Disseminating disease,; Helminthic infection,; Hyperinfection syndrome,; Parasitic infection,; Strongyloides stercoralis,; Strongyloidiasis