Hyperinfection syndrome in strongyloidiasis: Report of two cases

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 87-94

  Lemos, Luciano B ^a   Qu, Zhenhong ^b   Laucirica, Rodolfo ^b   Fred, Herbert L ^b  

^a Lyndon B Johnson General Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Hyperinfection; Strongyloidiasis

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; INSULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PREDNISONE;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; COLON BIOPSY; COLONOSCOPY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFESTATION; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE;

EID: 0037398889     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/adpa.2003.50019     Document Type: Article

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