Dermatological Presentation of Strongyloides stercoralis Infection in Two Elderly Italian Inpatients

Persistent infections caused by Strongyloides stercoralis are probably underestimated in the elderly Italian population. This nematode is unique among helminths: it can last asymptomatically in the host for decades and may present with a broad range of clinical pictures upon reactivation. Misdiagnos...

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Published in:	Pathogens (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 8; p. 658
Main Authors:	Gardini, Giulia, Froeschl, Guenter, Puzzi, Petra Rosa, Gambino, Silvia, Erne, Elke Maria
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 06.08.2024 MDPI
Subjects:	Abdomen Aged, 80 and over Animals Antibiotics Bacterial infections Blood Blood diseases Case Report Case reports Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Dementia elderly Female Health facilities helminths Humans Immunology Infections Inpatients Italy Laboratories larva currens Male Meningitis Microbiology Microscopy Older people Parasites Purpura Serology Skin - parasitology Skin - pathology Skin diseases Skin lesions Strongyloides stercoralis Strongyloides stercoralis - isolation & purification Strongyloidiasis Strongyloidiasis - complications Strongyloidiasis - diagnosis Italy strongyloidiasis skin lesions Strongyloides stercoralis larva currens
ISSN:	2076-0817, 2076-0817
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