Pancreatitis associated with strongyloides stercoralis infection in a patient chronically treated with corticosteroids

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 172-174

  Jones, Nathan ^a   Cocchiarella, Andrew ^a   Faris, Khaldoun ^a   Heard, Stephen O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Ivermectin; Pancreatitis; Steroid; Strongyloidiasis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CEFTRIAXONE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; IVERMECTIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MONTELUKAST; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISORIENTATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LONG TERM CARE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; MALE; NAUSEA; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEPSIS; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; VOMITING;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FECES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LUNG INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; PUERTO RICO; SEPSIS; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952706529     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066609359992     Document Type: Article

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