Table 1. Signs and symptoms compatible with strongyloidiasis in individuals testing positive who answered a questionnaire, study of Strongyloides stercoralis epidemiology, northern Italy, February 2013–July 2014 (n = 54).
Signs and symptoms | Number of Italians (%) n=43 |
Number of immigrants (%) n=11 |
Total number (%) n=54 |
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Pruritus | 23 (53.5) | 4 (36.4) | 27 (50) |
Skin rash | 13 (30.2) | 2 (18.2) | 15 (27.8) |
Respiratory symptoms | 16 (37.2) | 3 (27.3) | 19 (35.2) |
Abdominal pain | 9 (20.9) | 1 (9.1) | 10 (18.5) |
Diarrhoea | 1 (2.3) | 2 (18.2) | 3 (5.6) |