Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection associated with cimetidine in an immunosuppressed patient: diagnosis by endoscopic biopsy.
Immunosuppression causes Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection, but other factors may also be involved. We report a case of S stercoralis hyperinfection in an immunosuppressed patient that followed cimetidine therapy and was diagnosed by endoscopic biopsy.
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D002927:Cimetidine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
D002927:Cimetidine