Open AccessCardiac arrest in a case of systemic lupus erythematosus and hepatitis-B coinfection: Can Strongyloides stercoralis be the culprit?
Author(s) -
Kumar Saurabh,
Vibhor Tak,
Vijaya Lakshmi Nag,
Gopal Krishna Bohra
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
tropical parasitology (print)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2229-7758
pISSN - 2229-5070
DOI - 10.4103/tp.tp_42_18
Subject(s) - strongyloides stercoralis , coinfection , medicine , vomiting , rash , strongyloidiasis , dermatology , immunology , nausea , strongyloides , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , helminths
Strongyloides stercoralis is one of the most important helminths causing neglected tropical diseases. Its ability to cause autoinfection can lead to chronic infections and hyper infection, especially in autoimmune cases and prove to be highly fatal. We report a case of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) having hepatitis-B coinfection, who presented with rash all over the body, recurrent nausea, vomiting, cough, loose stool, and joint pain for 1 month and was later on found to be infected with S. stercoralis . He suffered a massive cardiac arrest during his hospital stay, which was efficiently managed. S. stercoralis infection in cases of SLE and other immunocompromised conditions must be treated at the earliest, to prevent fatal cardiac arrests and other complications.