Hyperinfection with Strongyloides in a HIV-negative elderly male

Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode producing mild infection in the immunocompetent and fatal hyperinfection syndrome in the immunocompromised. An elderly HIV-negative male presented with symptoms of chronic respiratory disease and vague abdominal symptoms. Examination of sputum and...

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Autores principales: Girija, S, Kannan, Suresh, Jeyakumari, D, Gopal, R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3593508/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23508878
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5070.97245
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author Girija, S
Kannan, Suresh
Jeyakumari, D
Gopal, R
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description Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode producing mild infection in the immunocompetent and fatal hyperinfection syndrome in the immunocompromised. An elderly HIV-negative male presented with symptoms of chronic respiratory disease and vague abdominal symptoms. Examination of sputum and stools showed larvae of S. stercoralis. Bacterial and fungal causes of respiratory infections were ruled out. The patient responded to oral ivermectin.
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spelling pubmed-35935082013-03-18 Hyperinfection with Strongyloides in a HIV-negative elderly male Girija, S Kannan, Suresh Jeyakumari, D Gopal, R Trop Parasitol Case Report Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode producing mild infection in the immunocompetent and fatal hyperinfection syndrome in the immunocompromised. An elderly HIV-negative male presented with symptoms of chronic respiratory disease and vague abdominal symptoms. Examination of sputum and stools showed larvae of S. stercoralis. Bacterial and fungal causes of respiratory infections were ruled out. The patient responded to oral ivermectin. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3593508/ /pubmed/23508878 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5070.97245 Text en Copyright: © Tropical Parasitology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Hyperinfection with Strongyloides in a HIV-negative elderly male
title Hyperinfection with Strongyloides in a HIV-negative elderly male
title_full Hyperinfection with Strongyloides in a HIV-negative elderly male
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title_full_unstemmed Hyperinfection with Strongyloides in a HIV-negative elderly male
title_short Hyperinfection with Strongyloides in a HIV-negative elderly male
title_sort hyperinfection with strongyloides in a hiv-negative elderly male
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3593508/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23508878
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5070.97245
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