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Chronic Salmonella Infection Induced Intestinal Fibrosis
Published on: September 22, 2019
[Disseminated strongyloidiasis associated with pulmonary fibrosis and gastrointestinal bleeding]
Romain Gloro1, Isabelle Ollivier-Hourmand, Armelle Morin-Fatome
1Service d'Hépato-gastroentérologie et Nutrition, CHRU de Caen. gloro-r@chu-caen.fr
Abstract:
Strongyloidiasis is a parasitic disease that can be lethal in immunosuppressed patients especially if lung fibrosis is associated, which has been rarely reported. We report the case of a patient treated with corticosteroids for pulmonary fibrosis who developed disseminated strongyloidiasis revealed by massive gastrointestinal bleeding. Diagnosis was based on histological analysis of gastrointestinal biopsies and broncho-alveolar lavage. Treatment improved digestive features as well as respiratory function.
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