2022
DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i18.6163
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Disseminated strongyloidiasis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis: A case report

Abstract: BACKGROUND Strongyloidiasis is usually a chronic infection but it can develop into a fatal disease in immunosuppressed patients. CASE SUMMARY A 68-year-old male with rheumatoid arthritis was treated with a variety of immunosuppressants for the past 3 years. Recently, the patient presented with a partial small-bowel obstruction, petechia, coughing and peripheral neuropathy. The diagnosis was difficult to clarify in other hospitals. Our hospital found Strong… Show more

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“…We read an interesting case report by Zheng JH et al [ 1 ]. A man with rheumatoid arthritis who was previously treated with multiple immunosuppressants.…”
Section: To the Editormentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We read an interesting case report by Zheng JH et al [ 1 ]. A man with rheumatoid arthritis who was previously treated with multiple immunosuppressants.…”
Section: To the Editormentioning
confidence: 99%