Invasive enteritis by Strongyloides stercoralis presenting as acute abdominal distress under corticosteroid therapy
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. Univ. Säo Paulo
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56(4): 103-106, July-Aug. 2001. ilus
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em Inglês
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RESUMO
Overwhelming helminthiasis is still a problem in endemic areas, especially in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of invasive intestinal strongyloidiasis that was clinically expressed as acute abdominal distress in a 73-year-old man from Säo Paulo who had been receiving methylprednisone, 20 mg/day, for one year for osteoarthritis. A surgical specimen from the ileum revealed invasive enteritis with severe infestation by Strongyloides stercoralis. The patient died of sepsis 6 days after surgery. The possibility of invasive strongyloidiasis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal distress in patients undergoing immunosuppressive therapy
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Assunto principal:
Estrongiloidíase
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Metilprednisolona
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Enterite
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Abdome Agudo
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Glucocorticoides
Limite:
Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. Univ. Säo Paulo
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
University of the State of Säo Paulo/BR
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