Polymicrobial bacteremia and Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome: Vigilance in patients on corticosteroids
Strongyloidiasis is a worldwide parasitic infection. Many who develop infection remain asymptomatic. Due to Stronygloides autoinfection cycle it can result in chronic infection over decades. Immunosuppression particularly with corticosteroids has been associated with a rapid acceleration of the auto...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-01-01
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| Series: | IDCases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922001482 |
| Summary: | Strongyloidiasis is a worldwide parasitic infection. Many who develop infection remain asymptomatic. Due to Stronygloides autoinfection cycle it can result in chronic infection over decades. Immunosuppression particularly with corticosteroids has been associated with a rapid acceleration of the autoinfection cycle known as Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome. The hyperinfection syndrome has severe complications and is associated with significant patient mortality. Here we report a case of hyperinfection complicated by polymicrobial bacteremia and intestinal ileus and review the literature regarding the hyperinfection syndrome. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-2509 |