Disseminated strongyloidiasis in AIDS and non-AIDS immunocompromised hosts: diagnosis by sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage

South Med J. 1990 Oct;83(10):1226-9. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199010000-00024.

Abstract

In conclusion, disseminated strongyloidiasis is a fatal disease that commonly affects the lungs. The disease should be suspected in an immunocompromised host who came from an area endemic for S stercoralis even years before the onset of symptoms or in patients with unexplained gram-negative bacteremia or meningitis. Treatment should be started promptly and should be maintained for a long time.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Animals
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / parasitology*
  • Bronchopneumonia / complications*
  • Bronchopneumonia / immunology
  • Bronchopneumonia / parasitology
  • Humans
  • Immune Tolerance*
  • Larva / isolation & purification
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Sputum / parasitology*
  • Strongyloides / isolation & purification
  • Strongyloidiasis / complications*
  • Strongyloidiasis / diagnosis
  • Strongyloidiasis / drug therapy
  • Strongyloidiasis / immunology
  • Thiabendazole / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Thiabendazole