Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Complicating Strongyloides stercoralis Hyperinfection

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Complicating Strongyloides stercoralis Hyperinfection

Strongyloidiasis is endemic in tropic and subtropic areas, but is currently seldom encountered in developed area like Taiwan. We present an elder man with acute respiratory distress syndrome complicating Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection. There was no significant clue initially for diagnosing...

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Main Authors: Ming-Ju Tsai, Tzung-Shiun Wu, Kun-Bow Tsai, Huang-Chi Chen, Jhi-Jhu Hwang, Ming-Shyan Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2011-03-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Subjects:
acute respiratory distress syndrome
bronchoscopy
pneumonia
Strongyloides stercoralis
sepsis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959811000111

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