Disseminated strongyloidiasis with cutaneous manifestations in an immunocompromised host.
Recognition of the characteristic cutaneous eruption of disseminated strongyloidiasis can be crucial for early diagnosis and treatment of this potentially fatal infestation. We describe a corticosteroid-dependent elderly man who had a purpuric eruption. Filariform larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis were found in dermal granulomas and also in the sputum.
Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA 30322.
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Gordon
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Solomon
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Bryan
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host / Q000276:immunology*; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*
D011241:Prednisone