Strongyloides hyperinfection: a treatment dilemma

Strongyloides stercoralis infection is a common cause of abdominal pain and diarrhea worldwide. Usually a chronic and limited disease, it can present a therapeutic dilemma when infection is overwhelming, such as what might occur in an immunosuppressed patient. Here we present a case of strongyloides...

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Published inThe American journal of the medical sciences Vol. 336; no. 4; p. 358
Main Authors Miller, Melissa A, Church, L W Preston, Salgado, Cassandra D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.2008
Subjects
Adult
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - parasitology
Animals
Antinematodal Agents - therapeutic use
Humans
Ileum - parasitology
Immunocompromised Host
Ivermectin - therapeutic use
Male
Strongyloides - drug effects
Strongyloidiasis - diagnosis
Strongyloidiasis - drug therapy
Strongyloidiasis - immunology
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Summary:Strongyloides stercoralis infection is a common cause of abdominal pain and diarrhea worldwide. Usually a chronic and limited disease, it can present a therapeutic dilemma when infection is overwhelming, such as what might occur in an immunosuppressed patient. Here we present a case of strongyloides hyperinfection treated successfully with a veterinary formulation of parenteral ivermectin.
ISSN:0002-9629
DOI:10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31815cff89