Strongyloides stercolaris hyperinfection in a young patient with HTLV-1 infection and ulcerative colitis
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Strongyloides, Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1, Pulmonary eosinophilia, Ulcerative colitisAbstract
Strongyloidiasis is an infection caused by the strongyloides stercolaris (SS) parasite, it is associated with high mortality in immunosuppressed patients due to larval dissemination and hyperinfection syndrome. Gastric mucosa involvement is rare, but when it occurs it is characterized by digestive bleeding and persistent emesis. We present the case of a 27 year old patient with gastrointestinal symptoms, a history of HTLV-1 infection and ulcerative colitis, who developed SS hyperinfection syndrome. The clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment and complications derived from the infectious disease are described.
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