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Strongyloidiasis in a Diabetic Patient Accompanied by Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Cause of Eosinophilia Unresponsive to Steroid Therapy
We report here a case of strongyloidiasis in a 72-year-old diabetic patient (woman) accompanied by gastrointestinal stromal tumor receiving imatinib therapy, first diagnosed as hypereosinophilic syndrome and treated with steroids for uncontrolled eosinophilia. She suffered from lower back pain and i...
Autores principales: | Won, Eun Jeong, Jeon, Jin, Koh, Young-Il, Ryang, Dong Wook |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4416364/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25925183 http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2015.53.2.223 |
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