Disseminated strongyloidiasis with cutaneous manifestations in an immunocompromised host.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Immunocompromised Host
- Prednisone
- Skin Diseases, Parasitic
- Strongyloides stercoralis
- Strongyloidiasis