Fatal pancytopenia due to albendazole treatment for strongyloidiasis

We report 7 cases of strongyloidiasis that had occurred from 2016 through 2017 in a tertiary hospital of southern China. Three of the 7 patients (age 66–77) with farming exposure many years ago developed symptomatic infection while receiving immunosuppressant for underlying medical conditions. The m...

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Main Authors: Fanfan Xing, Haiyan Ye, Jin Yang, Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, Wai-Kay Seto, Pearl Ming-Chu Pai, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Derek Ling-Lung Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:IDCases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250918300258