Strongyloides Hyperinfection Syndrome Triggered by a Single Dose of Dexamethasone Administered for Fetal Lung Development

Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome is a rare manifestation caused by the Strongyloides stercoralis parasite and has mortality rates close to 90% if left untreated. Corticosteroids are commonly implicated as a trigger for hyperinfection syndrome in patients with Strongyloides autoinfection, and it...

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Autores principales: Meisenheimer, VII, John, Dattadeen, Jaraad, Thomley, Meredith, Aslam, Sadaf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10607639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37900370
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46067

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