A Rare Case of Strongyloides Hyperinfection from Hypogammaglobulinemia

Strongyloides infection can range from asymptomatic eosinophilia to disseminated disease. Common in tropical and subtropical nations, it can lead to hyperinfection, an autoinfection increasing parasitic burden in immunocompromised. Cell-mediated immunity is important in combating parasite infection....

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Autores principales: Reddy, Paidi Ramakrishna, Thomas, Sujith M., Rajalakshmi, A., Vijayan, Deepak, Raman, Muraleedharan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5538098/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28808370
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_139_17
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Sumario:Strongyloides infection can range from asymptomatic eosinophilia to disseminated disease. Common in tropical and subtropical nations, it can lead to hyperinfection, an autoinfection increasing parasitic burden in immunocompromised. Cell-mediated immunity is important in combating parasite infection. We present a case of Strongyloides hyperinfection in hypogammaglobulinemia which was refractory to conventional treatment but responded to immunoglobulin administration with complete resolution indicating role of humoral immunity also.

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