Strongyloidiasis: an unusual cause of colonic pseudopolyposis and gastrointestinal bleeding

This report describes a recent case in which colonoscopy of a patient with the presenting complaint of rectal bleeding revealed the right colon to be carpeted with 50-100 pseudopolyps, each 3-4 mm in diameter. Biopsy specimens taken during colonoscopy revealed the presence of Strongyloides stercoral...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Surgical endoscopy 1987, Vol.1 (3), p.175-177
Hauptverfasser:	CARP, N. Z, NEJMAN, J. H, KELLY, J. J
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Colonic Polyps - parasitology Colonoscopy Diseases caused by nematodes Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - parasitology Helminthic diseases Humans Infectious diseases Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - diagnosis Male Medical sciences Parasitic diseases Strongyloidiasis - diagnosis
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