Strongyloides Stercoralis Infection Mimicking Relapse in a Child with Small Noncleaved Cell Lymphoma
- 1 April 1997
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in American Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Vol. 20 (2) , 215-216
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000421-199704000-00023
Abstract
Strongyloides stercoralis infection in adults receiving chemotherapy for malignant lymphoma is frequently fatal. We report the successful treatment of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in a child receiving intensive multiagent chemotherapy for advanced-stage small noncleaved cell lymphoma.Keywords
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