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7441665

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-2-19
pubmed:abstractText
Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode which infects large numbers of the population of tropical and subtropical geographic zones. Autoinfection permits the parasite to persist in asymptomatic hosts for years after they leave the tropics. Occasionally, in immunosuppressed patients, massive pulmonary or systemic invasion occurs. We report such an event in a corticosteroid treated patient with severe polymyositis. The life cycle of this parasite and the potential for overwhelming infestation are reviewed. As immunosuppressive therapy becomes more routine in rheumatic diseases, the rheumatologist should be aware of this sinister opportunistic pathogen.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0315-162X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
745-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Acute respiratory failure due to strongyloidiasis in polymyositis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports