Loeffler's Syndrome Secondary to Hyperinfection by Strongyloides stercoralis Associated with Methotrexate in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Moayad Al Hadidi et al. J Glob Infect Dis. 2018 Jan-Mar.

. 2018 Jan-Mar;10(1):29-30.

doi: 10.4103/jgid.jgid_69_17.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, St Michael's Medical Center, Newark, NJ, USA.

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There are no conflicts of interest.

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