A Case of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Strongyloides stercoralis Hyperinfection
Journal Title: Turkish Journal of Parasitology - Year 2020, Vol 44, Issue 2
Abstract
The patient was a 83-year- old male who worked as a farmer. He had complaints of weight loss, abdominal pain and joint pains for almost 5 months. Twenty days ago, the patient was checked at another hospital for complaints of occasional coughing and bloody sputum. He was treated with a diagnosis of pneumonia. His respiratory complaints were reduced, but there was no relief of his ongoing abdominal pain. Gastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy were performed to examine for possible etiologies of continuous abdominal pain. Biopsies were taken from duodenal bulbus and second duodenal segment. Intense eosinophilic leukocyte infiltration and Strongyloides stercoralis larvae were observed in pathologic examination. The patient was successfully treated with albendazole 2x400 mg/day for 7+7 day.
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Selçuk Nazik, Fatih Yıldız
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- DOI 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.6222
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