title: Acute strongyloidiasis in a traveller returning from South East Asia.
abstract: We report a case of acute strongyloidiasis, presenting with fever, pronounced eosinophilia and a disseminated skin rash, in a traveller returning from South East Asia.
authors.affiliation: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kling
authors.affiliation: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kuenzli
authors.affiliation: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blum
authors.affiliation: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: andreas.neumayr@unibas.ch.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neumayr
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology; D005076:Exanthema / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D007559:Ivermectin
keywords: Eosinophilia; Rash; Strongyloides stercoralis; Strongyloidiasis