Systemic Strongyloidiasis- Is It Section Dissemination or Hyperinfection?
An intestinal nematode, with clinical presentations ranging from asymptomatic state to catastrophic outcomes, Strongyloides stercoralis can be a potential cause of mortality, especially in patients with immunosuppressed state. Here, we present a patient with relatively short duration of immunosuppre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2020-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/13502/43158_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_PF1(AG_SHU)_PN(SL).pdf |
| Summary: | An intestinal nematode, with clinical presentations ranging from asymptomatic state to catastrophic outcomes, Strongyloides stercoralis can be a potential cause of mortality, especially in patients with immunosuppressed state. Here, we present a patient with relatively short duration of immunosuppression, developing systemic strongyloidiasis and eventually succumbed after a brief duration of ailment. The index case satisfied the description of a case of hyperinfection. However, there existed a challenge in ruling out dissemination in her since she could not be evaluated completely due to a fulminant course. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |