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Paediatrics and International Child Health Volume 35, 2015 - Issue 1
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Case Reports

Strongyloidiasis in a healthy 8-year-old girl in north-eastern USA

Panagiotis KratimenosDepartments of Pediatrics andCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ioannis KoutroulisEmergency MedicineSt Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Deepa VasireddyDepartment of PediatricsThe Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, Drexel University College of Medicine, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
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Richard DegrooteDepartment of PediatricsThe Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, Drexel University College of Medicine, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
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Margaret C. FisherDepartment of PediatricsThe Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, Drexel University College of Medicine, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
Pages 72-74 | Received 12 Sep 2013, Accepted 16 May 2014, Published online: 15 Jul 2014
 
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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.

Acknowledgment

The authors thank Diana Winters, Academic Publishing Services, Drexel University College of Medicine for editing the manuscript.

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