Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2010.11.035 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Loeffler's Syndrome Induced by the Transmigration of Strongyloides stercoralis to the Lungs: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Cureus
December 2024
Neurosurgery, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, USA.
Loeffler's syndrome is a rare, benign respiratory disease usually associated with peripheral eosinophilia, first described by Wilhelm Loeffler in 1932. It is caused by the larvae of helminths such as hookworms, , and S that transmigrate through the lungs during the active phase of infection. We present a case of a 53-year-old man who complained of a productive cough with intermittent hemoptysis and left-sided posterior chest pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInflammatory bowel disease vs strongyloidiasis.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig
January 2025
Digestive Medicine, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia .
We report the case of a 38-year-old woman with a 10-year history of ulcerative proctosigmoiditis. Two months after traveling to Morocco, she developed gastrointestinal symptoms accompanied by eosinophilia in blood tests. Four months later, she progressed to systemic illness with pulmonary involvement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMolecular Characterization of in Mazandaran Province, North of Iran.
Arch Razi Inst
June 2024
Department of Parasitology, Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital, Babol Medical Sciences University, Mazandaran, Iran.
is a parasitic nematode that lives in the mucosa of the small intestine and causes strongyloidiasis in humans. Mazandaran is among the endemic areas of this parasite in Iran. For detecting larvae in stool samples, various techniques, such as PCR technique have been used.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGenetic Diversity of with Attention to Clinical Features in Patients Originated from Three Endemic Provinces in the North and South of Iran.
Iran J Parasitol
January 2024
Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Background: is one of the neglected tropical diseases. We aimed to verify the genetic diversity of with attention to clinical features of the infection in patients using the 1 gene and DNA sequencing.
Methods: Using parasitological methods, was isolated from stool samples of patients who had been referred to Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Strongyloidiasis mimics duodenal lymphoma in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome: a case report.
J Med Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, Shahid Mohammadi Hospital, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus is a multi-organ autoimmune disorder that is treated by immunosuppressive agents that weaken the immune defense against opportunistic pathogens and latent infections such as strongyloidiasis. Herein, we report the case of a 43-year-old woman known to have systemic lupus erythematosus who presented with gastrointestinal symptoms, edema, and bone pain 2 months after receiving immunosuppressive treatment.
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old Iranian female known to have systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome presented with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and generalized edema.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!