Strongyloidiasis hyperinfection in a patient with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 221-222

  Sathe, Pragati ^a   Madiwale, C ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; METRONIDAZOLE; ONDANSETRON; PANTOPRAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DYSPNEA; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; IRRITABILITY; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; SHOCK LUNG; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; UREMIA; URINALYSIS; VOMITING;

ADULT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 33746588201     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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