Invasive enteritis by Strongyloides stercoralis presenting as acute abdominal distress under corticosteroid therapy.
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Resumo: | 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. |
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Invasive enteritis by Strongyloides stercoralis presenting as acute abdominal distress under corticosteroid therapy.glucocorticoidmethylprednisoloneacute abdomenagedcase reportenteritisfatalityhumanmaleosteoarthritisparasitologypathologystrongyloidiasisAbdomen, AcuteAgedEnteritisFatal OutcomeGlucocorticoidsHumansMaleMethylprednisoloneOsteoarthritisStrongyloidiasisOverwhelming 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.Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Rodrigues, M. A.Fróes, R. C.Anefalos, A.Kobayasi, S.2014-05-27T11:20:17Z2014-05-27T11:20:17Z2001-07-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article103-106application/pdfhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0041-87812001000400002Revista do Hospital das Clinicas de Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, v. 56, n. 4, p. 103-106, 2001.0041-8781http://hdl.handle.net/11449/6654010.1590/S0041-87812001000400002S0041-878120010004000022-s2.0-00354054432-s2.0-0035405443.pdfScopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengRevista do Hospital das Clinicas de Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Pauloinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2023-11-30T06:21:18Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/66540Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T19:11:59.667292Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Invasive enteritis by Strongyloides stercoralis presenting as acute abdominal distress under corticosteroid therapy. |
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Invasive enteritis by Strongyloides stercoralis presenting as acute abdominal distress under corticosteroid therapy. |
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Invasive enteritis by Strongyloides stercoralis presenting as acute abdominal distress under corticosteroid therapy. Rodrigues, M. A. glucocorticoid methylprednisolone acute abdomen aged case report enteritis fatality human male osteoarthritis parasitology pathology strongyloidiasis Abdomen, Acute Aged Enteritis Fatal Outcome Glucocorticoids Humans Male Methylprednisolone Osteoarthritis Strongyloidiasis |
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Invasive enteritis by Strongyloides stercoralis presenting as acute abdominal distress under corticosteroid therapy. |
title_full |
Invasive enteritis by Strongyloides stercoralis presenting as acute abdominal distress under corticosteroid therapy. |
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Invasive enteritis by Strongyloides stercoralis presenting as acute abdominal distress under corticosteroid therapy. |
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Invasive enteritis by Strongyloides stercoralis presenting as acute abdominal distress under corticosteroid therapy. |
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Invasive enteritis by Strongyloides stercoralis presenting as acute abdominal distress under corticosteroid therapy. |
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Rodrigues, M. A. |
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Rodrigues, M. A. Fróes, R. C. Anefalos, A. Kobayasi, S. |
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Fróes, R. C. Anefalos, A. Kobayasi, S. |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) |
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Rodrigues, M. A. Fróes, R. C. Anefalos, A. Kobayasi, S. |
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glucocorticoid methylprednisolone acute abdomen aged case report enteritis fatality human male osteoarthritis parasitology pathology strongyloidiasis Abdomen, Acute Aged Enteritis Fatal Outcome Glucocorticoids Humans Male Methylprednisolone Osteoarthritis Strongyloidiasis |
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glucocorticoid methylprednisolone acute abdomen aged case report enteritis fatality human male osteoarthritis parasitology pathology strongyloidiasis Abdomen, Acute Aged Enteritis Fatal Outcome Glucocorticoids Humans Male Methylprednisolone Osteoarthritis Strongyloidiasis |
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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. |
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2001-07-01 2014-05-27T11:20:17Z 2014-05-27T11:20:17Z |
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