Immunosuppression with Antitumour Necrosis Factor Therapy Leading to Strongyloides Hyperinfection Syndrome

Strongyloides stercoralis is an endemic parasitic infection that can remain asymptomatic for years, but it can cause death in immunosuppressed individuals. Here, we present a case of Strongyloides hyperinfection in a 75-year-old male secondary to sepsis and chronic immunosuppression due to TNF-α inh...

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Autores principales: Khaliq, Muhammad Farhan, Ihle, Rayan E., Perry, James
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5998193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30002936
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6341680

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5998193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30002936
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6341680

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