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Introduction. Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode that is endemic in tropical cou... more Introduction. Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode that is endemic in tropical countries. It can have a variable presentation ranging from asymptomatic eosinophilia in immunocompetent hosts to disseminated disease with sepsis in immunocompromised hosts. Case report. We report a case of chronic diarrhoea and decreased appetite in a 53-year-old man. He was a chronic alcoholic with diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidaemia and had earlier been treated for pulmonary tuberculosis. He was treated symptomatically for loose stools at a primary health care facility without relief. Following referral to our tertiary care centre, microscopic examination of the stool showed numerous larvae and a few eggs of Strongyloides stercoralis. Additionally, Aeromonas sobria was isolated from stool culture. The patient was discharged following improvement with a combination therapy of ivermectin, albendazole and ciprofloxacin. However, within 3 days, he was readmitted and succumbed to Escher...
Tuberculoma of the brain is one of the most severe extrapulmonary forms that affect patients less... more Tuberculoma of the brain is one of the most severe extrapulmonary forms that affect patients less than 40 years of age. They are space-occupying masses of granulomatous tissue that result from haematogenous spread from a distant focus of tuberculous infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Symptoms and radiologic features being nonspecific usually leads to misdiagnosis and mimics a variety of other infectious diseases. Anti- Tubercular drugs are essential for the successful treatment of cerebral tuberculomas. A 52-year-old woman with known co-morbidities and chronic kidney disease presented with complaints of disoriented talk, vomiting, fever, and decreased response since 1 day. The initial radiological imaging showed ring-enhancing lesions and a differential diagnosis of septic emboli, vasculitis, and tuberculosis was considered. A repeat MRI suggested Tuberculoma. CSF studies showed predominant lymphocytes with elevated protein. CBNAAT & AFB smears of CSF were negative. The patien...
Tuberculoma of the brain is one of the most severe extrapulmonary forms that affect patients less... more Tuberculoma of the brain is one of the most severe extrapulmonary forms that affect patients less than 40 years of age. They are space-occupying masses of granulomatous tissue that result from haematogenous spread from a distant focus of tuberculous infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Symptoms and radiologic features being nonspecific usually leads to misdiagnosis and mimics a variety of other infectious diseases. Anti- Tubercular drugs are essential for the successful treatment of cerebral tuberculomas. A 52-year-old woman with known co-morbidities and chronic kidney disease presented with complaints of disoriented talk, vomiting, fever, and decreased response since 1 day. The initial radiological imaging showed ring-enhancing lesions and a differential diagnosis of septic emboli, vasculitis, and tuberculosis was considered. A repeat MRI suggested Tuberculoma. CSF studies showed predominant lymphocytes with elevated protein. CBNAAT & AFB smears of CSF were negative. The patien...
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Introduction. Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode that is endemic in tropical cou... more Introduction. Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode that is endemic in tropical countries. It can have a variable presentation ranging from asymptomatic eosinophilia in immunocompetent hosts to disseminated disease with sepsis in immunocompromised hosts. Case report. We report a case of chronic diarrhoea and decreased appetite in a 53-year-old man. He was a chronic alcoholic with diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidaemia and had earlier been treated for pulmonary tuberculosis. He was treated symptomatically for loose stools at a primary health care facility without relief. Following referral to our tertiary care centre, microscopic examination of the stool showed numerous larvae and a few eggs of Strongyloides stercoralis. Additionally, Aeromonas sobria was isolated from stool culture. The patient was discharged following improvement with a combination therapy of ivermectin, albendazole and ciprofloxacin. However, within 3 days, he was readmitted and succumbed to Escher...
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Introduction. Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode that is endemic in tropical cou... more Introduction. Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode that is endemic in tropical countries. It can have a variable presentation ranging from asymptomatic eosinophilia in immunocompetent hosts to disseminated disease with sepsis in immunocompromised hosts. Case report. We report a case of chronic diarrhoea and decreased appetite in a 53-year-old man. He was a chronic alcoholic with diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidaemia and had earlier been treated for pulmonary tuberculosis. He was treated symptomatically for loose stools at a primary health care facility without relief. Following referral to our tertiary care centre, microscopic examination of the stool showed numerous larvae and a few eggs of Strongyloides stercoralis. Additionally, Aeromonas sobria was isolated from stool culture. The patient was discharged following improvement with a combination therapy of ivermectin, albendazole and ciprofloxacin. However, within 3 days, he was readmitted and succumbed to Escher...
Tuberculoma of the brain is one of the most severe extrapulmonary forms that affect patients less... more Tuberculoma of the brain is one of the most severe extrapulmonary forms that affect patients less than 40 years of age. They are space-occupying masses of granulomatous tissue that result from haematogenous spread from a distant focus of tuberculous infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Symptoms and radiologic features being nonspecific usually leads to misdiagnosis and mimics a variety of other infectious diseases. Anti- Tubercular drugs are essential for the successful treatment of cerebral tuberculomas. A 52-year-old woman with known co-morbidities and chronic kidney disease presented with complaints of disoriented talk, vomiting, fever, and decreased response since 1 day. The initial radiological imaging showed ring-enhancing lesions and a differential diagnosis of septic emboli, vasculitis, and tuberculosis was considered. A repeat MRI suggested Tuberculoma. CSF studies showed predominant lymphocytes with elevated protein. CBNAAT & AFB smears of CSF were negative. The patien...
Tuberculoma of the brain is one of the most severe extrapulmonary forms that affect patients less... more Tuberculoma of the brain is one of the most severe extrapulmonary forms that affect patients less than 40 years of age. They are space-occupying masses of granulomatous tissue that result from haematogenous spread from a distant focus of tuberculous infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Symptoms and radiologic features being nonspecific usually leads to misdiagnosis and mimics a variety of other infectious diseases. Anti- Tubercular drugs are essential for the successful treatment of cerebral tuberculomas. A 52-year-old woman with known co-morbidities and chronic kidney disease presented with complaints of disoriented talk, vomiting, fever, and decreased response since 1 day. The initial radiological imaging showed ring-enhancing lesions and a differential diagnosis of septic emboli, vasculitis, and tuberculosis was considered. A repeat MRI suggested Tuberculoma. CSF studies showed predominant lymphocytes with elevated protein. CBNAAT & AFB smears of CSF were negative. The patien...
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Introduction. Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode that is endemic in tropical cou... more Introduction. Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode that is endemic in tropical countries. It can have a variable presentation ranging from asymptomatic eosinophilia in immunocompetent hosts to disseminated disease with sepsis in immunocompromised hosts. Case report. We report a case of chronic diarrhoea and decreased appetite in a 53-year-old man. He was a chronic alcoholic with diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidaemia and had earlier been treated for pulmonary tuberculosis. He was treated symptomatically for loose stools at a primary health care facility without relief. Following referral to our tertiary care centre, microscopic examination of the stool showed numerous larvae and a few eggs of Strongyloides stercoralis. Additionally, Aeromonas sobria was isolated from stool culture. The patient was discharged following improvement with a combination therapy of ivermectin, albendazole and ciprofloxacin. However, within 3 days, he was readmitted and succumbed to Escher...