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. 2016 Aug 4;21(31):30310. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.31.30310

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
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)