Strongyloidiasis: a report of 3 cases in the Philippines

ABSTRACT

Three cases of Strongyloides stercoralis infestation are pesented. The common symptom in all cases in a long-standing intractable diarrhea with severe abdominal pain. Fatal cases have been reported in the literature. Diagnosis, symptomatology, and treatment have been discussed. As three cases were observed in are latively short time, the infestation does not seem to be exceptional in the Philippines, and the symptoms and therapy described. (Summary and Conclusion)