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Gastroduodenal involvement in disseminated strongyloidiasis

Here, we report the case of a 57‐year‐old Peruvian man on long‐term corticosteroid therapy for a drug allergy and proton pump inhibitors for chronic dyspepsia symptoms. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed multiple white granular lesions and widespread erosions in the stomach. Our findings indica...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Minamide, Tatsunori, Fukushima, Masashi, Inokuma, Tetsurou
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6206995/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30483566
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12041
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Sumario:Here, we report the case of a 57‐year‐old Peruvian man on long‐term corticosteroid therapy for a drug allergy and proton pump inhibitors for chronic dyspepsia symptoms. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed multiple white granular lesions and widespread erosions in the stomach. Our findings indicate that gastric strongyloidiasis should be carefully considered in high‐risk patients even if endoscopic findings are nonspecific. [Image: see text]