Happy ending of life-threatening upper GI bleeding

Happy ending of life-threatening upper GI bleeding

Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode in humans, and estimated about tens of millions of people are infected worldwide. This parasite is endemic in tropical or temperate and subtropical climates like Bangladesh. The authors report a 33-year-old man who presented with recurrent life-thr...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2011-11, Vol.2011 (nov01 1), p.bcr0720114435-bcr0720114435
Hauptverfasser: Islam, Quazi Tarikul, Siddiqui, Mahmudur Rahman, Rahman, Md Anisur, Ahmed, Syed Salahuddin
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen
Adult
Animals
Antidepressants
Asia
Biopsy
Blood transfusions
Endoscopy
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - parasitology
Hemorrhage
Histopathology
Humans
Indian Subcontinent
Infections
Male
Rheumatoid arthritis
Severity of Illness Index
Strongyloides stercoralis
Strongyloidiasis - complications
Ulcers
Unusual Presentation of More Common Disease/Injury
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Zusammenfassung:Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode in humans, and estimated about tens of millions of people are infected worldwide. This parasite is endemic in tropical or temperate and subtropical climates like Bangladesh. The authors report a 33-year-old man who presented with recurrent life-threatening upper gastrointestinal bleeding from gastric infection by S stercoralis.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr.07.2011.4435