Invasive enteritis by Strongyloides stercoralis presenting as acute abdominal distress under corticosteroid therapy
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01/08/2001
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Resumo |
Overwhelming helminthiasis is still a problem in endemic areas, especially in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of invasive intestinal strongyloidiasis that was clinically expressed as acute abdominal distress in a 73-year-old man from São Paulo who had been receiving methylprednisone, 20 mg/day, for one year for osteoarthritis. A surgical specimen from the ileum revealed invasive enteritis with severe infestation by Strongyloides stercoralis. The patient died of sepsis 6 days after surgery. The possibility of invasive strongyloidiasis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal distress in patients undergoing immunosuppressive therapy. |
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Identificador |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0041-87812001000400002 |
Idioma(s) |
en |
Publicador |
Faculdade de Medicina / Universidade de São Paulo - FM/USP |
Fonte |
Revista do Hospital das Clínicas v.56 n.4 2001 |
Palavras-Chave | #Strongyloides stercoralis #Invasive enteritis #Acute abdominal distress #Corticosteroid therapy |
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journal article |