A case of fatal hyperinfective strongyloidiasis with discovery of autoinfective filariform larvae in sputum
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
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: 51-55, 2005.
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| ID: wpr-117901
ABSTRACT
The autoinfective filariform larva of Strongyloides stercoralis causes hyperinfection in immunosuppressed hosts. Here we report on the case of a male patient who was admitted to the emergency room at Gwangju Veterans Hospital with a complaint of dyspnea, and who was receiving corticosteroid therapy for asthma. Many slender larvae of S. stercoralis with a notched tail were detected in Papanicolaou stained sputum. They measured 269 +/- 21.2 micrometer in length and 11 +/- 0.6 micrometer in width. The esophagus extended nearly half of the body length. The larvae were identified putatively as autoinfective third-stage filariform larvae, and their presence was fatal. The autoinfective filariform larva of S. stercoralis has not been previously reported in Korea.
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Asunto principal:
Esputo
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Strongyloides
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Estrongiloidiasis
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Sobreinfección
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Huésped Inmunocomprometido
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Resultado Fatal
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Larva
Límite:
Animales
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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