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| Salluh,Jorge I. F.; Bozza,Fernando A.; Pinto,Tatiana S.; Toscano,Luisa; Weller,Peter F.; Soares,Marcio. |
| Cutaneous manifestations in disseminated strongyloidiasis are infrequent but should raise the suspicion for its diagnosis. We retrospectively evaluated the charts of six patients with cancer and a proven diagnosis of disseminated strongyloidiasis. All patients had received prophylaxis with albendazole before starting antineoplastic therapy, which included high-dose steroids. They presented with septic shock, acute respiratory failure and characteristic purpuric periumbilical skin lesions. Strongyloides larvae were identified in tracheal aspirates (n=5), gastric aspirates (n=4), lung (n=2) and skin biopsies (n=2). All patients died despite antihelminthic therapy and intensive care support. |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Sepsis; Purpura; Cancer; Disseminated strongyloidiasis; Corticosteroids. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000500010 |
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