Strongyloides Hyperinfection in an Elderly Patient Treated for Stomach Cancer
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
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: 241-245, 2014.
Artículo
en Coreano
| WPRIM
| 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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Asunto principal:
Parasitología
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Ascitis
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Neoplasias Gástricas
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Strongyloides
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Estrongiloidiasis
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Ivermectina
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Huésped Inmunocomprometido
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Strongyloides stercoralis
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Gastrectomía
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Corea (Geográfico)
Límite:
Anciano
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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