Fatal disseminated strongyloidiasis after kidney transplantation

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Carla Juliana Araújo Ferreira²  Débora Albuquerque Da Silva²  Patrícia Holanda Almeida²  Leila Silveira Vieira Da Silva²  Valêncio Pereira Carvalho¹  Antônio Fernando Coutinho¹  Francisco Gilberto Pinheiro¹  Raimundo Pires Maia¹  Geraldo Bezerra Da Silva Junior¹  Rodrigo Alves De Oliveira² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Ceará Faculdade de Medicina Departamento de Medicina InternaBarbalha CE

关键词: Strongyloidiasis;    Strongyloides stercoralis;    Kidney transplantation;    Estrongiloidíase;    Strongyloides stercoralis;    Transplante renal;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822012000500022

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Disseminated strongyloidiasis (DS) is a rare and severe parasitic disease that is difficult to recognize and affects immunocompromised individuals. We report the case of a kidney transplant recipient who presented with DS despite prophylaxis with albendazole. We have discussed the need for better prophylactic strategies and for a higher degree of suspicion in order to diagnose DS.

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