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Rev. chil. infectol ; 29(3): 344-347, jun. 2012. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-645602

ABSTRACT

We report here the case of a 50-year-old male patient, from a rural setting, with past history of alcoholism. He was admitted in the Intensive Care Unit due to a worsening health status after a febrile syndrome of 25 days. In addition, he had diarrhea, intense muscle ache predominantly on upper extremities and abdomen, weight loss, confusion, seizures, psychomotor agitation, tachycardia, tachipnea, anuria, septic shock, coma, and multiple-organ dysfunction syndrome. The hyperinfection syndrome caused by Strongyloides stercoralis was suspected because of severe eosinophilia (52 percent of peripheral blood leukocytes). This diagnosis was verified by the parasitological examination of stool samples by direct wet mount and Baermann techniques. Treatment with thiabendazole at 25 mg/kg per day was started, as well as cefepime, vasoactive drugs, artificial mechanic ventilation, and hemodialysis. The patient died 12 hours after admission, probably due to secondary infection with Escherichia coli.


Se presenta el caso de un paciente masculino, de 50 años, con antecedentes de alcoholismo, procedente de área rural, que ingresó en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos por agravamiento de su estado general después de un síndrome febril de 25 días de evolución, presentando shock séptico, coma y falla orgánica múltiple. Se sospechó un síndrome de hiperinfección por Strongyloides stercoralis ante la presencia de una eosinofilia importante (52%), diagnóstico que fue confirmado con el examen parasitológico de las heces. Se inició tratamiento con tiabendazol a 25 mg/ kg al día, cefepima, fármacos vasoactivos, ventilación mecánica y hemodiálisis. Falleció 12 horas después del ingreso, posiblemente a causa de una infección secundaria por Escherichia coli.


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Animals , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Multiple Organ Failure/parasitology , Strongyloides stercoralis/isolation & purification , Strongyloidiasis/complications , Eosinophilia/etiology , Fatal Outcome , Feces/parasitology , Multiple Organ Failure/etiology , Organ Dysfunction Scores
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