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Case report of Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection – a lesson for the immunocompromised patients` treatment

Asmaa S. Mahdi orcid.org/0000-0001-9009-4423 ; Department of Medicine, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Mariya Molai ; Department of Medicine, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Faryal Khamis ; Department of Medicine, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Eskild Petersen ; Department of Medicine, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Asma Al Balushi ; Department of Medicine, Sohar Hospital, Sohar, Oman
Mario Sviben ; Department for Parasitology and Mycology, Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Abdullah Al Ajmi ; Pharmaceutical Care Department, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Mahdiya Al Balushi ; Department of Hematology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Nenad Pandak orcid.org/0000-0002-4379-6219 ; Department of Medicine, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman

Abstract

Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode that causes chronic gastrointestinal infection. In immunosuppressed patients this persistent disease can lead to disseminated disease and/or hyperinfection that are life threatening conditions. We present a fatal case of S. stercoralis hyperinfection and the appropriate treatment for immunosuppressed patients is discussed.

Keywords

Strongyloides stercoralis; hyperinfection; immunosupression; treatment

Hrčak ID:

223053

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/223053

Publication date:

18.7.2019.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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