strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection mimicking systemic lupus erythematosus flare
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Hyperinfection by Strongyloides Stercoralis
Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode with a complex life cycle capable of a free living cycle, a parasitic cycle and autoinfection. It is usually asymptomatic in a healthy host but causes life threatening hyperinfection involving multiple organs in immunocompromised patients. However, reports of gastric involvement are very rare. This is a report of gastric strongyloidiasis with ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthritis & Rheumatism
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0004-3591,1529-0131
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780310719