A Case of Fatal Hyperinfective Strongyloidiasis with Acute Respiratory Failure and Intestinal Perforation in Lung Cancer Patient / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 29-33, 2010.
Artículo
en Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-71778
ABSTRACT
Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode that is a parasite to humans. The infecting filariform larvae of S. stercoralis enters the host body via the bloodstream, passes through the lungs, penetrates the alveoli, and then ascends the airway to transit down the esophagus into the small bowel. The infection can persist for decades without causing major symptoms and can elicit eosinophilia of varying magnitudes. Of note, this infection can also develop into a disseminated, often fatal, disease (hyperinfection) in patients receiving immunosuppressive corticosteroids. A 65-year-old man who was receiving corticosteroid therapy for the treatment of spinal stenosis was admitted to the emergency room with complaints of abdominal pain and severe dyspnea. We detected many S. stercoralis larvae in the sputum and in the bronchoalveolar-lavage sample collected by bronchoscopy. Here, we report a fatal case of strongyloidiasis with acute respiratory failure and intestinal perforation. In addition, we provide a brief review of the relevant medical literature.
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Parásitos
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Insuficiencia Respiratoria
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Estenosis Espinal
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Esputo
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Estrongiloidiasis
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Broncoscopía
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Dolor Abdominal
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Terapia de Inmunosupresión
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Strongyloides stercoralis
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Corticoesteroides
Límite:
Anciano
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Año:
2010
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