A case of chronic diarrhea secondary to Capillaria philippinesis in Occidental Mindoro: Possibly a newly-described endemic area?

A 41-year-old man from Occidental Mindoro was diagnosed with intestinal capillariasis at the Philippine General Hospital after a year of diarrhea and multiple hospital admissions. The patient was noted to be harboring Capillaria philippinensis, Strongyloides stercoralis, Entamoeba histolytica, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Candida albicans in his stool. He was treated with albendazole, metronidazole, diloxanide, fluconazole, and antiiKoch's. This case was reported to the Department of Health to pursue this site as a potential area for epidemiologic investigation.