A serious pulmonary infection secondary to disseminated Strongyloidiasis in a patient with Nephrotic syndrome

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Submitted: March 23, 2019
Published: Apr 3, 2019
DOI: 10.29328/journal.jcn.1001029
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Strongyloides stercoralis, Sputum, Nephrotic syndrome
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Mingming Ma
Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Shuang Cui
Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Ting Luo
Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Zhanhua Chen
Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Xiangnan Dong
Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Sibo Huang
Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Lianghong Yin*
Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China

Abstract

We report a case involving infection with Strongyloides stercoralis found in the sputum of a 66-year-old male patient who had a medical history of nephrotic syndrome and was treated with methylprednisolone and monthly intravenous cyclophosphamide therapy 3 months previously. This patient presented with stubborn pulmonary symptoms and signs, which was the mechanical destruction caused by larval migration. We found strongyloides in his sputum that provided diagnostic proof.

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Ma, M., Cui, S., Luo, T., Chen, Z., Dong, X., Huang, S., & Yin, L. (2019). A serious pulmonary infection secondary to disseminated Strongyloidiasis in a patient with Nephrotic syndrome. Journal of Clinical Nephrology, 3(1), 071–075. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.jcn.1001029
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