| Literature DB >> 26549076 |
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.Entities:
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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