Literature DB >> 26549076

A 36-year-old man with vomiting, pain abdomen, significant weight loss, hyponatremia, and hypoglycemia.

Deepti Mutreja1, Kartik Sivasami, Vanmalini Tewari, Bhaskar Nandi, G Lakhsmi Nair, Sunita D Patil.   

Abstract

Diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection can be a challenge. The key to a timely diagnosis is to have a high index of suspicion. We present a rare case of a 36-year-old human immunodeficiency virus negative male patient, who was on multidrug therapy for lepromatous leprosy and was treated for type 2 lepra reactions with steroids in the past. The patient presented with vomiting and pain abdomen, persistent hyponatremia, and terminal hypoglycemia. He had features of malnutrition and had a rapid downhill course following admission. A diagnosis of S. stercoralis hyperinfection with sepsis and multiorgan failure, adrenal hemorrhage, and syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion was established on a postmortem examination.

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Year:  2015        PMID: 26549076     DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.168871

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Indian J Pathol Microbiol        ISSN: 0377-4929            Impact factor:   0.740


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Review 1.  Clinico-epidemiological spectrum of strongyloidiasis in India: Review of 166 cases.

Authors:  Manisha Paul; Suneeta Meena; Pratima Gupta; Sweta Jha; U Sasi Rekha; V Pradeep Kumar
Journal:  J Family Med Prim Care       Date:  2020-02-28
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