Strongyloides stercoralis Hyperinfection Presenting With Symptoms Mimicking Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 442-445

  Liu, Hsu Chung ^a,b   Hsu, Jeng Yuan ^a,c   Chang, Ki Ming ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

acute respiratory distress syndrome; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; immunocompromised patients; steroids; Strongyloides hyperinfection

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; SULTAMICILLIN; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; GRAM STAINING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LABORATORY TEST; LARVA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MORTALITY; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 70449341721     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70403-4     Document Type: Article

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