Table 5. Clinical features and pathogens defining the presence of a helminthic OI.
Helminths | Clinical Condition |
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Strongyloides spp [16, 19, 52] | Hyperinfection, septic shock with multiorgan system failure. |
Onchocerca jakutensis [53] | Multiple cutaneous nodules. |
Onchocerca volvulus [54] | More severe skin disease then immunocompetent hosts. |
Taenia crassiceps [55] | Cutaneous infection and/or more severe infection. |