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Arthritis associated with Strongyloides stercoralis
1Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Faculté de Médecine de Créteil, Université Paris XII, France.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
A case of reactive arthritis combined with uveitis associated with a longstanding and heavy infestation with Strongyloides stercoralis is reported in a 32-year-old HTLV-1 positive West Indian man. Stool examination revealed numerous adult worms and larvae. Treatment with thiabendazole and ivermectin resulted in prompt improvement.