Case of Pulmonary Strongyloidiasis

Diagnosis of pulmonary strongyloidiasis by bronchoalveolar lavage.

Bronchoalveolar lavage was performed on a patient with disseminated strongyloidiasis and 4.5 X 10(7) cells/65 ml of lavage fluid were recovered. Eighty-five percent of cells were polymorphonuclear leukocytes; 15 percent were pulmonary alveolar macrophages. Rhabditiform larvae (1 X 10(4)) were recovered in 65 ml of lavage fluid. This is the first report of bronchoalveolar lavage used in diagnosi...

Pulmonary Strongyloidiasis Masquerading as Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Pulmonary strongyloidiasis is an uncommon presentation of Strongyloides infection, usually seen in immunocompromised hosts. The manifestations are similar to that of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Therefore, the diagnosis of pulmonary strongyloidiasis could be challenging in a COPD patient, unless a high index of suspicion is maintained. Here, we present a c...

Pulmonary hydatidosis, strongyloidiasis and paragonimiasis in India.

They have emphasised the role of hypertension as a risk factor. They have ascribed it to Diabetes if microalbuminuria is persistent on 2 occasions tested at 8 months interval. It is important to do so as at this stage a proper treatment can arrest further progression. Renal biopsy at this stage may not be rewarding for its therapy affectivity. In my own Editorial on this article, I had alluded ...

Pulmonary strongyloidiasis: assessment between manifestation and radiological findings in 16 severe strongyloidiasis cases

BACKGROUND Strongyloidiasis is a chronic parasitic infection caused by Strongyloides stercoralis. Severe cases such as, hyperinfection syndrome (HS) and disseminated strongyloidiasis (DS), can involve pulmonary manifestations. These manifestations frequently aid the diagnosis of strongyloidiasis. Here, we present the pulmonary manifestations and radiological findings of severe strongyloidiasis....

Strongyloidiasis: a case for notification in Australia?