Fatal outcome in a patient under immunosuppressant therapy infected with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1), cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Strongyloides stercoralis: a case report

Fatal outcome in a patient under immunosuppressant therapy infected with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1), cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Strongyloides stercoralis: a case report

Abstract Background Strongyloidiasis is a gastrointestinal parasitic infection caused by percutaneous infection with Strongyloides stercoralis. Digestive symptoms such as diarrhea and abdominal pain are the main manifestation, but serious infections such as septicemia, purulent meningitis, and bacte...

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Main Authors: Chisato Ashida, Koji Kinoshita, Yuji Nozaki, Masanori Funauchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Strongyloidiasis
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
Cytomegalovirus
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05195-0

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