Abstract
Strongyloides stercoralis has the potential to cause accelerated autoinfection in immunocompromised hosts. Screening tests for strongyloidiasis may be falsely negative in the setting of immunosuppression. We report a case of Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome in a patient with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1-associated T-cell leukemia early after hematopoietic stem cell transplant. The diagnosis was made by stool ova and parasite examination, despite a negative screening enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Because of anticipated prolonged neutropenia, an extended course of treatment was utilized.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | e12638 |
| Journal | Transplant Infectious Disease |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
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Keywords
- HTLV-1
- Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome
- human T-lymphotropic virus type 1
- strongyloidiasis
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