Larva currens secondary to corticotherapy. Case report.
Revista de Patologia Respiratoria
; 26(1):18-20, 2023.
Article
in Spanish
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-2316586
ABSTRACT
The infection by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) had in its beginnings a debated treatment, due to the unknown about its pathogenesis, which with the passage of time was clarified evidencing an inflammatory component. Corticosteroid therapy showed as a therapeutic option. In patients with corticosteroids it is essential to know the possible side reactions due to their immunosuppressive effect. We present the case of a 48-year-old male from Ecuador, who after infection by SARSCoV- 2 treated with corticosteroids, suffering as a complication the appearance of a serpiginous rash in the lumbar region. Due to its migratory history, serology for Strongyloides stercoralis, the diagnosis of currens larva was confirmed.Copyright © 2023 Sociedad Madrinela de Neumologia y Cirugia Toracica. All rights reserved.
Case report; Larva currens; SARS-CoV-2; Strongyloides stercoralis; adult; article; clinical article; complication; coronavirus disease 2019; corticosteroid therapy; drug therapy; Ecuador; human; larva; lumbar region; male; middle aged; nonhuman; rash; serology; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; corticosteroid
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Revista de Patologia Respiratoria
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2023
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