Hemoptysis in the Immunocompromised Patient: Do Not Forget Strongyloidiasis

Hemoptysis in the Immunocompromised Patient: Do Not Forget Strongyloidiasis

Strongyloidiasis, due to infection with the nematode <i>Strongyloides stercoralis</i>, affects millions of people in the tropics and subtropics. <i>Strongyloides</i> has a unique auto-infective lifecycle such that it can persist in the human host for decades. In immunosuppres...

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Main Authors: Prakash Shrestha, Sean E. O’Neil, Barbara S. Taylor, Olaoluwa Bode-Omoleye, Gregory M. Anstead
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
strongyloidiasis
<i>Strongyloides stercoralis</i>
hemoptysis
eosinophilia
ivermectin
albendazole
corticosteroids
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/4/1/35

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