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Systemic lupus erythematosus and strongyloidiasis: a multifaceted connection

2009; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 19; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/0961203309356290

1477-0962

Paola Caramaschi, Stefania Marocco, Maria Gobbo, Valentina La Verde, Alessandro Volpe, L M Bambara, Domenico Biasi,

Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes

We describe a case of systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by strongyloidiasis. The parasitic infection appeared with diarrhoea, weight loss and peripheral eosinophilia in association with recurrence of polyarthritis, probably due to a flare of systemic lupus erythematosus. The literature about the coexistence of systemic lupus erythematosus and strongyloidiasis has been reviewed.