A Rare Cause of Weight Loss in Immunocompetent Subject

A Rare Cause of Weight Loss in Immunocompetent Subject

We report a case of 61-year-old immunocompetent man with no comorbidity presenting with unexplained weight loss. All routine investigations could not point to the etiology of weight loss, but duodenal biopsy taken on upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis, a ne...

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Main Authors: Mukesh Nasa, Mahesh Gupta, Shashank Bhansali, Lipika Lipi, Rajesh Puri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
Subjects:
edema
strongyloides stercoralis
weight loss
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1693240
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spelling doaj-2afdfcd3ef6c44609630547a8dc473082020-11-25T03:15:46ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Journal of Digestive Endoscopy0976-50420976-50502019-04-01100213413510.1055/s-0039-1693240A Rare Cause of Weight Loss in Immunocompetent SubjectMukesh Nasa0Mahesh Gupta1Shashank Bhansali2Lipika Lipi3Rajesh Puri4Medanta Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, IndiaMedanta Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, IndiaMedanta Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, IndiaDepartments of Pathology, Medanta—The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, IndiaMedanta Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, IndiaWe report a case of 61-year-old immunocompetent man with no comorbidity presenting with unexplained weight loss. All routine investigations could not point to the etiology of weight loss, but duodenal biopsy taken on upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis, a nematode endemic to Indian subcontinent. The patient recovered after course of albendazole, and in the absence of other causality, weight loss was attributed to strongyloidiasis.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1693240edema strongyloides stercoralis weight loss
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author Mukesh Nasa
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Shashank Bhansali
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Rajesh Puri
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Mahesh Gupta
Shashank Bhansali
Lipika Lipi
Rajesh Puri
A Rare Cause of Weight Loss in Immunocompetent Subject
Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
edema
strongyloides stercoralis
weight loss
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Mahesh Gupta
Shashank Bhansali
Lipika Lipi
Rajesh Puri
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title A Rare Cause of Weight Loss in Immunocompetent Subject
title_short A Rare Cause of Weight Loss in Immunocompetent Subject
title_full A Rare Cause of Weight Loss in Immunocompetent Subject
title_fullStr A Rare Cause of Weight Loss in Immunocompetent Subject
title_full_unstemmed A Rare Cause of Weight Loss in Immunocompetent Subject
title_sort rare cause of weight loss in immunocompetent subject
publisher Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
series Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
issn 0976-5042
0976-5050
publishDate 2019-04-01
description We report a case of 61-year-old immunocompetent man with no comorbidity presenting with unexplained weight loss. All routine investigations could not point to the etiology of weight loss, but duodenal biopsy taken on upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis, a nematode endemic to Indian subcontinent. The patient recovered after course of albendazole, and in the absence of other causality, weight loss was attributed to strongyloidiasis.
topic edema
strongyloides stercoralis
weight loss
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1693240
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