Disseminated strongyloidiasis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
| Autor: | Soledad Gracia, José M. Olmos, Ricardo Salesa, Jesús González-Macías, Fernando Villoria |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Immunosuppressive treatment
biology business.industry Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Endemic area medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause biology.organism_classification Strongyloides stercoralis Disseminated strongyloidiasis Strongyloidiasis Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Immunology Internal Medicine medicine business |
| Zdroj: | European journal of internal medicine. 15(8) |
| ISSN: | 1879-0828 |
| Popis: | We report a case of Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in a Spanish patient who had never traveled to an endemic area and in whom HIV infection and long-term immunosuppressive treatment most likely contributed to the dissemination of strongyloidiasis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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