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[Fatal strongyloidiasis in an immunodepressed patient following renal transplantation]
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Case Reports
[Fatal strongyloidiasis in an immunodepressed patient following renal transplantation]
[Article in
Spanish]
Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo.
1992 Jan-Feb.
Abstract
Occurrence of fatal hyperinfection with Strongyloides stercoralis in an immunodepressed patient after kidney transplantation is reported. Physiopathology of the illness is discussed and the seriousness of the hyperinfection syndrome is stressed. Endoscopy with duodenal biopsy is useful for the establishment of diagnosis.
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