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Fatal Strongyloides Hyperinfection Complicating a Gram-Negative Sepsis after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation : A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Martino, Rodrigo
Izquierdo, Isabel
Briones, Javier
Arqueros, Cristina
Lluch, Rafael
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-07-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode that causes strongyloidiasis, which affects 30 to 100 million people worldwide.
Risk factors for hyperinfection and disseminated disease include immunosuppressive drug therapy, human T-lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1) infection, solid organ and bone marrow transplantation, hematologic malignant diseases, hypogammaglobulinemia, and severe malnutrition and associated conditions.
The diagnosis can be difficult because a single stool examination fails to detect larvae in up to 70% of the cases, and the symptoms are nonspecific.
Although eosinophilia is a common finding in patients with chronic Strongyloides infection, it is an unreliable predictor of hyperinfection.
Furthermore, the lack of eosinophilia while receiving immunosuppressive therapy cannot reliably exclude the underlying chronic Strongyloides infection.
We report here a fatal Strongyloides hyperinfection in a patient receiving allogeneic stem cell transplantation; risk factors and outcome in this clinical setting are discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Izquierdo, Isabel& Briones, Javier& Lluch, Rafael& Arqueros, Cristina& Martino, Rodrigo. 2013. Fatal Strongyloides Hyperinfection Complicating a Gram-Negative Sepsis after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Hematology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504139
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Izquierdo, Isabel…[et al.]. Fatal Strongyloides Hyperinfection Complicating a Gram-Negative Sepsis after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Hematology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504139
American Medical Association (AMA)
Izquierdo, Isabel& Briones, Javier& Lluch, Rafael& Arqueros, Cristina& Martino, Rodrigo. Fatal Strongyloides Hyperinfection Complicating a Gram-Negative Sepsis after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Hematology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504139
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-504139