Disseminated Strongyloides stercoralis: a fatal case eluding diagnosis.
We have described a patient who died of disseminated strongyloidiasis as a result of steroid therapy, despite an extensive diagnostic evaluation in the face of eosinophilia, but before any immunosuppressive therapy. This death might have been prevented by presumptive treatment after work-up but before immunosuppressive therapy, and repeat diagnostic evaluation after antistrongyloides therapy and during immunosuppressive therapy.
D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013321:Strongyloides; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D013827:Thiabendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013827:Thiabendazole