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Pulmonary strongyloidiasis following renal transplantation without travel to an endemic area

We report a case of Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in an immunosuppressed individual occurring in a non-endemic area. Geographic risk is not sufficient to rule out Strongyloidiasis in susceptible individuals presenting with severe pulmonary disease.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Agarwala, Ravi, Wasielewski, Joseph, Biman, Birubi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4399508/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25988037
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omu032
Descripción
Sumario:We report a case of Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in an immunosuppressed individual occurring in a non-endemic area. Geographic risk is not sufficient to rule out Strongyloidiasis in susceptible individuals presenting with severe pulmonary disease.