Vol. 35 No. 4 (2018): Agosto
Clinical Case

Purpura due to Strongyloides stercoralis in an immunocompetent patient.

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  • Raul Herrera,
  • Christian Rojas-Contreras,
  • Gabriel De la Cruz-Ku,
  • Miguel Eduardo Eyzaguirre-Sandoval,
  • Keny Llanos,
  • Carlos Sotelo,
  • Juan Pablo Alcantara,
  • Fabiola Toledo,
  • Milagros Gayoso,
  • Bryan Valcarcel-Valdivia
Raul Herrera
Hospital Militar Central
Christian Rojas-Contreras
Instituto Nacional del Niño-San Borja
Gabriel De la Cruz-Ku
Universidad Científica del Sur
Miguel Eduardo Eyzaguirre-Sandoval
Universidad Científica del Sur, Sociedad científica de estudiantes de Medicina Humana
Keny Llanos
Universidad Ricardo Palma
Carlos Sotelo
Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego
Juan Pablo Alcantara
Hospital Militar Central
Fabiola Toledo
Hospital Militar Central
Milagros Gayoso
Hospital Militar Central
Bryan Valcarcel-Valdivia
Universidad Científica del Sur

Published 2018-09-17

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Herrera R, Rojas-Contreras C, De la Cruz-Ku G, Eyzaguirre-Sandoval ME, Llanos K, Sotelo C, Alcantara JP, Toledo F, Gayoso M, Valcarcel-Valdivia B. Purpura due to Strongyloides stercoralis in an immunocompetent patient. . Rev. Chilena. Infectol. [Internet]. 2018 Sep. 17 [cited 2025 Nov. 15];35(4). Available from: https://revinf.cl/index.php/revinf/article/view/181

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Abstract

Infection with Strongyloides stercoralis is a common parasitic infection in tropical and subtropical regions, including the Peruvian Amazon. The clinical manifestations are varied in patients with immunocompromised disease, and the systemic spread of the disease is frequent, compromising different organs and systems. Cutaneous manifestations are infrequent, being described in patients with some degree of immunosuppression. We present the case of an immunocompetent patient who developed a reactive purpura due to chronic Strongyloides stercoralis infection. Thus, skin involvement is possible in immunocompetent patients with systemic exacerbation due to this parasite.
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