A 30-year-old man from Angola who has been on long-term corticosteroids for systemic lupus erythematosus presents with diffuse purpuric rash on the tr...

Question

A 30-year-old man from Angola who has been on long-term corticosteroids for systemic lupus erythematosus presents with diffuse purpuric rash on the trunk, watery diarrhoea, cough, and Gram-negative sepsis. Stool examination reveals filariform larvae. Sputum also shows larvae. Which investigation would confirm disseminated Strongyloides hyperinfection?

Accepted Answer

Stool culture on agar plate showing tracks of bacterial growth (agar plate culture method)

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Serum IgE level

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Mantoux tuberculin skin test

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Bronchoalveolar lavage for Pneumocystis

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Blood film for malaria

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Strongyloides Diagnosis