| Strongyloides stercoralis: a rare cause of obstructive duodenal stenosis. | |
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PMID: 18446028 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Strongyloidiasis is a rare helminthic infection in Europe, and it may cause duodenal obstruction. METHODS: We report a patient who was admitted to our Medical Department with nausea and repeated vomiting since 10 years until food intake became impossible. Subsequent investigations revealed a duodenal obstruction at the upper third of the duodenum, as well as enterocolitis of the terminal ileum with eosinophils dispersed throughout the mucosa. Since food intake was still not possible after treatment with a course of i.v. PPI and prokinetic applications, we decided to perform a resection of the upper duodenum with Y-Roux reconstruction. RESULTS: The histopathological examination of the resected specimen revealed strongyloidiasis. CONCLUSION: Parasite infections such as strongyloidiasis represent a rare differential diagnosis of duodenal obstruction especially if patients originate from endemic regions. |
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Authors:
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Markus S Juchems; Jan Hendrik Niess; Gerhard Leder; Thomas F Barth; Guido Adler; Hans-Juergen Brambs; Martin Wagner |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2008-04-29 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Digestion Volume: 77 ISSN: 1421-9867 ISO Abbreviation: Digestion Publication Date: 2008 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-08-22 Completed Date: 2008-11-11 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0150472 Medline TA: Digestion Country: Switzerland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 141-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel. |
Affiliation:
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Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospitals Ulm, Ulm, Germany. markus.juchems@uni-ulm.de |
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Animals Antiparasitic Agents / administration & dosage Constriction, Pathologic Dilatation, Pathologic Duodenal Obstruction / parasitology* Duodenum / parasitology, pathology Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal Endosonography Humans Ivermectin / administration & dosage Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Nausea / parasitology Stomach / pathology Strongyloides stercoralis* Strongyloidiasis / complications*, diagnosis, drug therapy Time Factors Tomography, X-Ray Computed Vomiting / parasitology |
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0/Antiparasitic Agents; 70288-86-7/Ivermectin |
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