Parasitic larvae in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in a non-immunocompromised patient.

Journal: Cytopathology : Official Journal Of The British Society For Clinical Cytology
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Abstract

Strongyloides stercoralis is responsible for a significant human parasitic infection known as strongyloidiasis. In addition, pulmonary strongyloidiasis is one of the most critical signs of disseminated strongyloidiasis. In this instance, S. stercoralis was unexpectedly discovered in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.