Fatal disseminated strongyloidiasis after kidney transplantation

Fatal disseminated strongyloidiasis after kidney transplantation

Disseminated strongyloidiasis (DS) is a rare and severe parasitic disease that is difficult to recognize and affects immunocompromised individuals. We report the case of a kidney transplant recipient who presented with DS despite prophylaxis with albendazole. We have discussed the need for better pr...

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Main Authors: Carla Juliana Araújo Ferreira, Débora Albuquerque da Silva, Patrícia Holanda Almeida, Leila Silveira Vieira da Silva, Valêncio Pereira Carvalho, Antônio Fernando Coutinho, Francisco Gilberto Pinheiro, Raimundo Pires Maia, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior, Rodrigo Alves de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Estrongiloidíase
Strongyloides stercoralis
Transplante renal
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000500022&lng=en&tlng=en

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