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Dilatation of the ascending colon and diffuse thickening of the walls of the transverse colon, which shows partial stenosis and inflammatory changes in the adjacent mesocolon.
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A CT scan of the abdomen revealed a dilated ascending colon (Figure 1).
(a) Filariform larvae of S. stercoralis longitudinally sectioned in lung tissue, (b) in thyroid tissue, and (c) in liver tissue; the arrows point the larvae, hematoxylin and eosin staining, magnification x40. (d) Glomerulus with a filariform larva of S. stercoralis longitudinally sectioned, hematoxylin and eosin staining, magnification x10.
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Autopsy was performed, and microscopic examination revealed the presence of multiple Strongyloides larvae in the lungs, trachea, stomach, small and large intestines, thyroid, kidneys, and liver, as well as moderate chronic inflammation of the brain parenchyma and the meninges (Figure 2).