Strongyloides stercoralis infection among HIV infected individuals in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria
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Pulmonary Strongyloides stercoralis infection
The 17-year-old male patient presented with fever, weakness, dyspnea and weight loss. His chest radiography demonstrated diffuse reticulonodular density, and high-resolution lung tomography indicated diffuse micronodules and prevalent ground-glass pattern. The findings were consistent with miliary involvement. The patient underwent examinations for rheumatology, immunology, cytology and infecti...
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Strongyloides stercoralis infects 30 million people in 70 countries. Infection usually results in asymptomatic chronic disease of the gut, which can remain undetected for decades. However, in patients receiving long-term corticosteroid therapy, hyperinfection can occur, resulting in high mortality rates (up to 87%). Strongyloidiasis is difficult to diagnose because the parasite load is low and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pan African Journal of Life Sciences
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2672-5924
DOI: 10.36108/pajols/8102/10(0110)