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strongyloidiasis, creeping eruption on the back, digestive system organs, strongyloidiasis, infection, roundworm strongyloides stercoralis, s, stercoralis is fairly common in warm moist areas, rarely it, far north, canada, tiny worm is barely visible, naked eye, its life cycle is very similar, hookworm, young roundworms penetrate the skin, migrate, the bloodstream, lungs, up the large airways, worms, swallowed, young worms mature, bury themselves, intestinal wall, adult roundworms begin producing eggs, in the intestines, exposure occurs, skin has direct contact, contaminated soil, unlike the hookworm life cycle, eggs must pass, in the feces, mature in wet soil, roundworm eggs hatch, larvae, infect others, time they, passed, in the feces, larvae, move, the skin near the anus after passed, in the stool, repeat the cycle, a person becomes more heavily infected, each cycle, areas, larvae go, the skin, become red, painful, incidence is low, in the us, the disease seen in north america is brought by travelers, visited, lived in south america, africa, main risk factor, infection involves contact, soil contaminated, s, stercoralis, asymptomatic, periodic appearance of red hive-like appearing lesions near the anus, abdominal pain, upper abdomen, epigastric, vomiting, diarrhea, cough, unintentional weight loss, rash, increased cells, eosinophils in blood, stool exam, larvae of s, stercoralis present, duodenal aspiration, larvae present in duodenal fluid, antigen test positive, s, stercoralis, s, stercoralis in sputum, it moves, lung, goal of treatment, eliminate the worms, anti-worm medications, anthelminthics, ivermectin, thiabendazole, full recovery, eradication of parasites is expected, adequate treatment, treatment needs to be repeated, infections, widespread often have a poor prognosis, in patients, weakened immune systems, acute pulmonary eosinophilia, loeffler's syndrome, malabsorption, disseminated strongyloidiasis, in patients, hiv, an otherwise compromised immune system, symptoms of strongyloidiasis, good personal hygiene, reduce the risk of strongyloidiasis, adequate public health services, sanitary facilities provide good control of infection.