Strongyloides infection in Hawaii: an imported case.

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dc.contributor.authorYoshimoto, C M
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-02T16:11:06Z
dc.date.available2019-07-02T16:11:06Z
dc.date.issued1993-03
dc.description.abstractTropical diseases may present anywhere in the world. A case of strongyloidiasis in Hawaii, identified by a characteristic manifestation, larva currens, is described. Strongyloides infection may persist long after leaving an endemic area through the mechanism of autoinfection and, especially under circumstances of immunosuppression, may become overwhelming (the hyperinfection syndrome), with a likelihood of being fatal. Each case of Strongyloides infection should be treated aggressively in order to prevent this dangerous outcome; in addition, the parasite should be eliminated before immunosuppressive therapy is begun.
dc.identifier.issn0017-8594
dc.identifier.pubmed8473159
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10524/62580
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subject.meshAnimals
dc.subject.meshEmigration and Immigration
dc.subject.meshHawaii
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged
dc.subject.meshPruritus
dc.subject.meshRecurrence
dc.subject.meshStrongyloides stercoralis
dc.subject.meshStrongyloidiasis/diagnosis/etiology/immunology
dc.titleStrongyloides infection in Hawaii: an imported case.
dc.typeCase Reports
dc.typeJournal Article
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prism.number3
prism.pagerange59-61, 76
prism.publicationnameHawaii medical journal
prism.volume52

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