Intestinal strongyloidiasis in a psoriatic patient following immunosuppressive therapy: Seeing the unforeseen

Intestinal strongyloidiasis in a psoriatic patient following immunosuppressive therapy: Seeing the unforeseen

Strongyloides stercoralis , an intestinal nematode, has a complicated life cycle. Mostly asymptomatic, if symptomatic it has nonspecific, transient clinical manifestations. The two aggressive forms of the disease are: Hyperinfection syndrome (HS) or disseminated syndrome (DS). Several risk factors h...

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Main Authors: Poongodi Lakshmi Santhana Kumaraswamy, Revathy Chinnachamy, Nirmaladevi Palanivel, Nepoleon Rajamani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of the Scientific Society
Subjects:
Immunosuppressive therapy
psoriasis
Strongyloides stercoralis
Online Access:http://www.jscisociety.com/article.asp?issn=0974-5009;year=2016;volume=43;issue=2;spage=102;epage=105;aulast=Kumaraswamy

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