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11717716

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
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 São 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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0041-8781
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
103-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Invasive enteritis by Strongyloides stercoralis presenting as acute abdominal distress under corticosteroid therapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Gastroenterology, Botucatu Medical School, University of the State of São Paulo, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports