Pulmonary Hyperinfection with Strongyloides stercoralis in an Immunocompetent Patient

Strongyloids stercoralis is a unique parasite as it has the capability of completing its life cycle entirely within the human host. The immune system of the host plays an important role in keeping the infection under control but when there is a breach in this system the infection may flare up and le...

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Autores principales: Mohammed, Sadik, Bhatia, Pradeep, Chhabra, Swati, Gupta, Sunit Kumar, Kumar, Rakesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6842837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31749558
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23267
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Sumario:Strongyloids stercoralis is a unique parasite as it has the capability of completing its life cycle entirely within the human host. The immune system of the host plays an important role in keeping the infection under control but when there is a breach in this system the infection may flare up and leads to hyperinfection. In immunocompetent patients, gastrointestinal manipulation could be an inciting trigger leading to translocation of larva into the systemic circulation and development of hyperinfection syndrome. We report a case where infection with S. stercoralis lead to hyperinfection in patient with intact immune system following laparotomy. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Mohammed S, Bhatia P, Chhabra S, Gupta SK, Kumar R. Pulmonary Hyperinfection with Strongyloides stercoralis in an Immunocompetent Patient. Indian J Crit Care Med 2019;23(10):481–483.

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