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Case Reports
. 2016 Jul;20(4):337-9.
doi: 10.1177/1203475416633693. Epub 2016 Feb 19.

Cutaneous Strongyloides Infection Postchemotherapy

Erica Merman  1 , Sanjay Siddha  2 , Jay S Keystone  3 , Ayman Al Habeeb  4 , Danny Ghazarian  4 , Ajith Cy  2 , Cheryl F Rosen  2
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Cutaneous Strongyloides Infection Postchemotherapy

Erica Merman et al. J Cutan Med Surg. 2016 Jul.

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  • Corrigendum.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] J Cutan Med Surg. 2017 Mar/Apr;21(2):174. doi: 10.1177/1203475416653929. Epub 2016 Jul 8. J Cutan Med Surg. 2017. PMID: 27231389

Abstract

Background and objective: While clinical symptoms of strongyloidiasis are often nonspecific, larva currens (with erythematous, serpiginous, and pruritic papules and plaques) should prompt investigation including stool microscopy, serology, and skin biopsy of the lesion. Appropriate diagnosis and treatment with ivermectin is necessary, especially in the immunocompromised patient who is at increased risk for hyperinfection syndrome and disseminated disease.

Conclusion: We present a 61-year-old immunocompromised man with presentation of larva currens of cutaneous strongyloides infection without symptoms of hyperinfection or disseminated disease.

Keywords: cutaneous strongyloidiasis; immunocompromised; infectious disease.

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