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From: Pulmonary strongyloidiasis: assessment between manifestation and radiological findings in 16 severe strongyloidiasis cases

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Case 4: A patient with larvae detected from respiratory specimen, received steroid therapy and developed pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis with hemoptysis and acute respiratory distress syndrome (hyperinfection syndrome). Chest X-ray shows diffuse ground-glass opacity and ileum gas (arrow). CT shows multi-focal ground-glass opacity with slight inter-lobular septal thickening (arrow head)

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