Immunocompromised persons are the most vulnerable population at risk for developing life-threatening clinical syndromes associated with strongyloidiasis, such as hyperinfection syndrome (HS) or dissemination. This review focuses on describing Strongyloides infection in the immunocompromised host, including immune response against this infection, analyzing the cases with HS published during the ...

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I Aspergillosis (IA) is a common opportunistic infection in immunocompromised individuals. The IA is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with hematological malignancies and it is particularly common during neutropenic episodes following anticancer chemotherapy.1 While pulmonary aspergillosis involvement is common, gastrointestinal (GI) aspergillosis infection with clinical...

HZ: Herpes zoster CT: computed tomography INTRODUCTION Exclusive involvement of herpes zoster (HZ) in the follicular epithelium occurs rarely and lacks the typical cutaneous and histopathologic findings associated with herpesvirus. We describe a patient who underwent adjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer and subsequently had a nonvesicular rash for several weeks, ultimately proving to be ...

A 69-year-old male, who had a second orthotropic liver transplant for hepatic allograft failure from relapsed primary sclerosing cholangitis of the graft 4months earlier, presented with nodular lesions of the right arm. He was cytomegalovirus donor positive and recipient negative, Epstein-Barr virus recipient positive and QuantiFERON-TB Gold test negative. He had no recent episodes of acute rej...

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc, is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This learner-paced study package is designated for 1.1 contact hours. APIC's California nursing provider number is CEP 7146. This continuing medical laboratory education activity is...

BACKGROUND Pyomyositis due to Escherichia coli (E. coil) is rarely reported in immunocompromised patients with hematological malignancy. CASE REPORT We present a case report of a 34-year-old man who developed E. coli pyomyositis as a complication of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the right hip suggested myofascial infection of the gluteal muscles, and a ...

The expression "immunocompromised host" refers to an individual who has one or more defects in the body's natural defense, which leads to severe, often life-threatening, infections. Alcoholism, diabetes mellitus, advanced age, the use of antacids, and viral infections have immune-modulating effects. The human immunodeficiency virus, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, and Non A, Non B hepati...