Abstract
A case of fatal infection with Strongyloides stercoralis in a previously healthy young African with no known immunosuppression is reported. The patient suffered severe gastrointestinal bleeding and despite intensive treatment died of multiorgan failure. Postmortem, signs of ulcerating T-cell lymphoma were found in a jejunal specimen, and the patient was found to be infected with HTLV-1. Gastrointestinal bleeding in relation to infection with Strongyloides stercoralis is discussed as well as possible relations between the severity of infection, lymphoma and HTLV-1.
| Translated title of the contribution | Fatal outcome of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in a patient with no previously known immunosuppression |
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| Original language | Danish |
| Journal | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
| Volume | 162 |
| Issue number | 20 |
| Pages (from-to) | 2894-5 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| ISSN | 0041-5782 |
| Publication status | Published - 15 May 2000 |