Duodenal Strongyloidiasis Mimicking Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Case Report of a 52-Year-Old Immunocompetent Woman
Background Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode with a unique autoinfective life cycle that enables decades-long persistence in the human host. Its gastrointestinal manifestations may resemble inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), creating a clinically important diagnostic pitfall. Misdiagnosis is particular...