einstein (São Paulo). 12/Dec/2018;17(1):eAI4441.

Challenge in the diagnosis of pulmonary strongyloidiasis

Andrea dos Santos , Alexandre Gimenes , André Mario , Marinês Dalla Valle , Paula Célia Mariko , Vivian Renata , Liang , Rima Batah , Jacyr

DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2019AI4441

A 33-years-old man was admitted to the intensive care unit because of alcoholic cirrhosis, cocaine toxicity, and septic shock to be accurately assessed. Further tests were requested.

His X-ray did not show compatible patterns with pulmonary strongyloidiasis, blood culture was positive for enterobacteria that produce Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC), and discrete eosinophylin hemogram and tracheal secretion culture were observed.

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Challenge in the diagnosis of pulmonary strongyloidiasis
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