| Pigmented nails and Strongyloides stercoralis infestation causing clinical worsening in a patient treated for immunoproliferative small intestinal disease: two unusual observations. | |
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PMID: 10892497 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease (IPSID) is commonly reported from developing countries with poor socioeconomic conditions, hygiene, and high frequency of gastrointestinal infections and infestations. The disease requires anti-malignant chemotherapy in lymphomatous stage. Reported here is a 20-year old man with IPSID lymphoma who responded to anti-malignant chemotherapy initially, but later deteriorated due to Strongyloides stercoralis infestation, which was treated successfully with mebendazole. Importance of an early recognition and adequate treatment for gastrointestinal infections and infestations before anti-malignant chemotherapy for this disease is highlighted considering the occurrence of this disease in the developing world. The patient developed alternate brown black and white lines in the finger nails after combination chemotherapy, which has not been reported earlier in this disease; the nail changes disappeared 6 months after the withdrawal of doxorubicin suggesting this drug as the cause for such nail changes during anti-malignant combination chemotherapy. |
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Authors:
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U C Ghoshal; J Saha; U Ghoshal; B K Ray; A Santra; S Naik; D N Mazumder |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research Volume: 17 ISSN: 0253-8768 ISO Abbreviation: J Diarrhoeal Dis Res Publication Date: 1999 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-08-02 Completed Date: 2000-08-02 Revised Date: 2006-04-24 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8402695 Medline TA: J Diarrhoeal Dis Res Country: BANGLADESH |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 43-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Calcutta, India. shanti@cal2.vsnl.net.in |
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Adult Animals Antinematodal Agents / therapeutic use Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects* Humans Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease / complications*, drug therapy Intestinal Neoplasms / complications*, drug therapy Male Mebendazole / therapeutic use Nails / drug effects*, pathology Strongyloides stercoralis* Strongyloidiasis / complications*, drug therapy, parasitology |
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0/Antinematodal Agents; 31431-39-7/Mebendazole |
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