TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - Animals
KW - Disease Progression
KW - Fatal Outcome
KW - Humans
KW - Ileus
KW - Immunocompromised Host
KW - Immunosuppressive Agents
KW - Leprostatic Agents
KW - leprosy
KW - Male
KW - Risk Assessment
KW - Strongyloides stercoralis
KW - Strongyloidiasis
KW - Superinfection
AU - Leang B
AU - Lynen L
AU - Tootill R
AU - Griffiths S
AU - Monchy D
AB - <p>Strongyloides stercoralis is present worldwide and can cause hyperinfection in patients on long-term immunosuppressive doses of steroids, as is sometimes the case for patients treated for leprosy reactions. Strongyloides hyperinfection can present with ileus, as is discussed in this case report. Physicians, including surgeons, should be aware of this entity in order to avoid an unnecessary laparotomy. Though patients may survive if diagnosed at an early stage, strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome has a mortality rate of 87% and prevention is therefore of utmost importance.</p>
BT - Leprosy review
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15682976?dopt=Abstract
CN - Infolep Library - available
DA - 2004 Dec
IS - 4
J2 - Lepr Rev
LA - eng
N2 - <p>Strongyloides stercoralis is present worldwide and can cause hyperinfection in patients on long-term immunosuppressive doses of steroids, as is sometimes the case for patients treated for leprosy reactions. Strongyloides hyperinfection can present with ileus, as is discussed in this case report. Physicians, including surgeons, should be aware of this entity in order to avoid an unnecessary laparotomy. Though patients may survive if diagnosed at an early stage, strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome has a mortality rate of 87% and prevention is therefore of utmost importance.</p>
PY - 2004
SP - 398
EP - 403
T2 - Leprosy review
TI - Death caused by strongyloides hyperinfection in a leprosy patient on treatment for a type II leprosy reaction.
UR - https://leprosyreview.org/article/75/4/39-8403
VL - 75
SN - 0305-7518
ER -