A Rare Diagnosis of in the Pleural Cavity.

Description is a soil-transmitted helminth that causes strongyloidiasis, a chronic parasitic infection in humans. is one of several worm species that cause soil-transmitted helminthiasis, a neglected tropical disease. Herein, we discuss a 78-year-old female residing in a nursing home presenting with abdominal pain and shortness of breath. During a thoracentesis, physicians found multiple rhabditoid larvae consistent with . However, before the procedure, a serial assessment of stool sample was performed and failed to demonstrate a parasitic infestation. Many of those infected with are asymptomatic. Lack of symptoms and low sensitivity in traditional parasitological testing hampers and delays the diagnosis of strongyloidiasis. This case serves as a reminder to consider helminthic disease in the differential diagnosis.