Title
Disseminated Strongyloides stercoralis infection in HTLV-1-associated adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
Date Issued
01 August 2011
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Stewart D.M.
Ramanathan R.
Fedorko D.P.
Janik J.E.
Morris J.C.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Publisher(s)
Karger
Abstract
A 55-year-old woman with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1)-associated adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) and a history of previously treated Strongyloides stercoralis infection received anti-CD52 monoclonal antibody therapy with alemtuzumab on a clinical trial. After an initial response, she developed ocular involvement by ATL. Alemtuzumab was stopped and high-dose corticosteroid therapy was started to palliate her ocular symptoms. Ten days later, the patient developed diarrhea, vomiting, fever, cough, skin rash, and a deteriorating mental status. She was diagnosed with disseminated S. stercoralis. Corticosteroids were discontinued and the patient received anthelmintic therapy with ivermectin and albendazole with complete clinical recovery. Copyright
Start page
63
End page
67
Volume
126
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Hematología Enfermedades infecciosas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-79953674826
PubMed ID
Source
Acta Haematologica
ISSN of the container
14219662
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