Invasive enteritis by Strongyloides stercoralis presenting as acute abdominal distress under corticosteroid therapy
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. Univ. Säo Paulo
; 56(4): 103-106, July-Aug. 2001. ilus
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المكتبة المسؤولة:
BR1.1
RESUMO
Overwhelming helminthiasis is still a problem in endemic areas, especially in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of invasive intestinal strongyloidiasis that was clinically expressed as acute abdominal distress in a 73-year-old man from Säo Paulo who had been receiving methylprednisone, 20 mg/day, for one year for osteoarthritis. A surgical specimen from the ileum revealed invasive enteritis with severe infestation by Strongyloides stercoralis. The patient died of sepsis 6 days after surgery. The possibility of invasive strongyloidiasis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal distress in patients undergoing immunosuppressive therapy
النص الكامل:
1
الفهرس:
LILACS
الموضوع الرئيسي:
Strongyloidiasis
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Methylprednisolone
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Enteritis
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Abdomen, Acute
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Glucocorticoids
المحددات:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
اللغة:
En
مجلة:
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. Univ. Säo Paulo
موضوع المجلة:
MEDICINA
السنة:
2001
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