2016
DOI: 10.21877/2448-3877.201600331
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Hyperinfection Syndrome and/or Dissemination With Strongyloides Stercoralis in Immunosuppressed Patients

Abstract: Artigo de Revisão/Review Resumo A estrongiloidíase é causada principalmente pelo Strongyloides stercoralis, que afeta cerca de 30 a 100 milhões de pessoas em todo o mundo, sendo encontrada com maior frequência em países de clima tropical e subtropical. Usualmente, as infecções causadas por esse parasita são crônicas e assintomáticas, podendo persistir por décadas sem ser diagnosticada. Porém, em indivíduos imunodeprimidos, essa infecção pode se desenvolver para quadros mais graves como hiperinfecção e/ou disse… Show more

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“…Strongyloidiasis is a parasitic disease with a mortality rate of around 50% in cases of hyperinfection and might increase to 87% in the disseminated form (6). Transplant patients 8 are at risk for developing severe strongyloidiasis due to immunosuppressive therapy used to prevent rejection.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Strongyloidiasis is a parasitic disease with a mortality rate of around 50% in cases of hyperinfection and might increase to 87% in the disseminated form (6). Transplant patients 8 are at risk for developing severe strongyloidiasis due to immunosuppressive therapy used to prevent rejection.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The potent immunosuppressive drug tacrolimus is a calcineurin inhibitor that reduces interleukin-2 (IL-2) production, IL-2 receptor expression, and T lymphocyte activity. The transplant recipient is more likely to become infected with Strongyloides, and once infected, it is more likely to develop severe cases of strongyloidiasis due to an increase in the reproductive cycle of the larvae that could migrate to various other organs (6). On the other hand, cyclosporine, which was the most commonly prescribed calcineurin inhibitor prior to the advent of tacrolimus, might reduce this risk as it has direct antiparasitic activity, protecting against hyperinfection syndrome (7).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%