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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2019; 40(01): 144-146
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_227_17
Case Report

Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection complicated by secondary infections in a case of transformed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Hemant J Vira
Department of Microbiology, ACTREC-Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Hollis D'Souza
Department of Medical Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, ACTREC-Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Vivek G Bhat
Department of Microbiology, ACTREC-Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Avinash Bonda
Department of Medical Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, ACTREC-Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

We report Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection complicated by secondary infections in a case of transformed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The hyperinfection was followed by a sequela of candidemia and infection of the peritoneal fluid that was associated with the leakage of gut flora from the bowel damaged by the migration of larvae. This phenomenon has seldom been reported in a case of hematolymphoid cancer such as transformed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The complications arising due to S. stercoralis hyperinfection are associated with a high fatality rate in immunocompromised patients, and this should be taken into account in the diagnosis and management of this condition.

Keywords

B-cell lymphoma - hyperinfection - secondary infections - Strongyloides stercoralis


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Article published online:
08 June 2021

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