Strongyloides Hyperinfection in an Elderly Patient Treated for Stomach Cancer
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
;
: 241-245, 2014.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-226411
ABSTRACT
Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode with a complex life cycle, including a free living cycle, a parasitic cycle, and an auto-infection cycle. S. stercolaris infection may occur in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals. It is usually asymptomatic and undetectable for decades in a healthy host. In immunocompromised patient, however, it may cause life threatening hyperinfection involving multiple organs. In Korea, several cases of Strongyloides hyperinfection have been reported since 1959. However, reports with gastric involvement and peritoneal invasion are rare. This is a report of gastric strongyloidiasis hyperinfection identified at ascites in an elderly patient who had subtotal gastrectomy due to stomach cancer.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Parasitology
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Ascites
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Stomach Neoplasms
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Strongyloides
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Strongyloidiasis
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Ivermectin
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Immunocompromised Host
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Strongyloides stercoralis
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Gastrectomy
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Korea
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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