Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection: an unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleeding

Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection: an unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleeding

SummaryStrongyloidiasis is a parasitic disease that may progress to a disseminated form, called hyperinfection syndrome, in patients with immunosuppression. The hyperinfection syndrome is caused by the wide multiplication and migration of infective larvae, with characteristic gastrointestinal and/or...

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Main Authors: Juliana Trazzi Rios, Matheus Cavalcante Franco, Bruno da Costa Martins, Elisa Ryoka Baba, Adriana Vaz Safatle-Ribeiro, Paulo Sakai, Felipe Alves Retes, Fauze Maluf-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2015-08-01
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
Subjects:
hemorragia gastrointestinal
endoscopia gastrointestinal
doenças parasitárias
Strongyloides stercolaris
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