1. Fatal disseminated strongyloidiasis after kidney transplantation
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Carla Juliana Araújo Ferreira, Débora Albuquerque da Silva, Patrícia Holanda Almeida, Leila Silveira Vieira da Silva, Valêncio Pereira Carvalho, Antônio Fernando Coutinho, Francisco Gilberto Pinheiro, Raimundo Pires Maia, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior, and Rodrigo Alves de Oliveira
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Estrongiloidíase ,Strongyloides stercoralis ,Transplante renal ,Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine ,RC955-962 - Abstract
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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- 2012
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