Strongyloidiasis

A parasitosis caused by the intestinal nematode <i>Strongyloides stercoralis</i> (round worm).

Anemia

A reduction in erythrocytes volume or hemoglobin concentration.


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PMID (PMCID)
27601521
FEMALE
Severe Anemia and Lung Nodule in an Immunocompetent Adopted Girl with Strongyloides stercoralis Infection.
Buonfrate D, Gobbi F, Beltrame A, Bisoffi Z.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016;95(5):1051-1053.
Severe anemia due to strongyloidiasis has been rarely reported, and mostly in severely ill patients, whereas our patient was immunocompetent and in good general conditions.