Inflammatory bowel disease later diagnosed as strongyloides colitis in migrants to Canada: a case series
Strongyloides colitis is a gastrointestinal manifestation of the parasitic infection, Strongyloides stercoralis , which may be misdiagnosed and treated as ulcerative colitis (UC) in patients presenting in non-endemic regions. Treatment of Strongyloides colitis as UC can lead to a lethal hyperinfecti...
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| author | Hira Raheel Swana Kopalakrishnan Shveta Bhasker Leila Makhani Shareese Clarke Mathew N. Nicholas Asfandyar Mufti Andrea K. Boggild |
| author_facet | Hira Raheel Swana Kopalakrishnan Shveta Bhasker Leila Makhani Shareese Clarke Mathew N. Nicholas Asfandyar Mufti Andrea K. Boggild |
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| description | Strongyloides colitis is a gastrointestinal manifestation of the parasitic infection, Strongyloides stercoralis , which may be misdiagnosed and treated as ulcerative colitis (UC) in patients presenting in non-endemic regions. Treatment of Strongyloides colitis as UC can lead to a lethal hyperinfection syndrome. Therefore, prior to commencing immunosuppressive treatment of UC, it is essential to use diagnostic markers to differentiate the two etiologies. In this case series, we discuss two migrant patients who were previously diagnosed with UC and treated accordingly who presented to our clinic for further investigation of suspected parasitic infection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-99d7d55821f84215a985491df526d96e2023-03-29T14:04:15ZengSAGE PublishingTherapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease2049-937X2023-03-011010.1177/20499361231162719Inflammatory bowel disease later diagnosed as strongyloides colitis in migrants to Canada: a case seriesHira RaheelSwana KopalakrishnanShveta BhaskerLeila MakhaniShareese ClarkeMathew N. NicholasAsfandyar MuftiAndrea K. BoggildStrongyloides colitis is a gastrointestinal manifestation of the parasitic infection, Strongyloides stercoralis , which may be misdiagnosed and treated as ulcerative colitis (UC) in patients presenting in non-endemic regions. Treatment of Strongyloides colitis as UC can lead to a lethal hyperinfection syndrome. Therefore, prior to commencing immunosuppressive treatment of UC, it is essential to use diagnostic markers to differentiate the two etiologies. In this case series, we discuss two migrant patients who were previously diagnosed with UC and treated accordingly who presented to our clinic for further investigation of suspected parasitic infection.https://doi.org/10.1177/20499361231162719 |
| spellingShingle | Hira Raheel Swana Kopalakrishnan Shveta Bhasker Leila Makhani Shareese Clarke Mathew N. Nicholas Asfandyar Mufti Andrea K. Boggild Inflammatory bowel disease later diagnosed as strongyloides colitis in migrants to Canada: a case series Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease |
| title | Inflammatory bowel disease later diagnosed as strongyloides colitis in migrants to Canada: a case series |
| title_full | Inflammatory bowel disease later diagnosed as strongyloides colitis in migrants to Canada: a case series |
| title_fullStr | Inflammatory bowel disease later diagnosed as strongyloides colitis in migrants to Canada: a case series |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inflammatory bowel disease later diagnosed as strongyloides colitis in migrants to Canada: a case series |
| title_short | Inflammatory bowel disease later diagnosed as strongyloides colitis in migrants to Canada: a case series |
| title_sort | inflammatory bowel disease later diagnosed as strongyloides colitis in migrants to canada a case series |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/20499361231162719 |
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