Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection: an unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleeding
SummaryStrongyloidiasis is a parasitic disease that may progress to a disseminated form, called hyperinfection syndrome, in patients with immunosuppression. The hyperinfection syndrome is caused by the wide multiplication and migration of infective larvae, with characteristic gastrointestinal and/or pulmonary involvement. This disease may pose a diagnostic challenge, as it presents with nonspecific findings on endoscopy.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Médica Brasileira
2015
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302015000400311 |
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| Summary: | SummaryStrongyloidiasis is a parasitic disease that may progress to a disseminated form, called hyperinfection syndrome, in patients with immunosuppression. The hyperinfection syndrome is caused by the wide multiplication and migration of infective larvae, with characteristic gastrointestinal and/or pulmonary involvement. This disease may pose a diagnostic challenge, as it presents with nonspecific findings on endoscopy. |
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