strongyloidiasis disease caused by the strongyloidesstercoralis nematode .this disease mainly affects the intestines. sometimes the symptoms were similar to inflammatory bowel disease which may lead to misdiagnosis and lack of effective treatment. a 46-year-old male patient who complained of occasional diarrhea, sometimes with blood, about two months ago consulted with  an internist. he had col...

Introduction Strongyloides stercoralis (Bavay, 1876) is an important cosmopolitan helminth parasite. Human infection varies in regions throughout the world, being heavier in the tropics (Pessoa, 1972). The disease (Cochin China diarrhoea) varies also from mild intestinal discomfort to severe malabsorption syndromes and invasion of the peritoneal cavity and abdominal organs. Fatal cases have bee...

Strongyloides ratti larval extract was used for the standardization of ELISA to detect genus-specific IgE in human strongyloidiasis. Forty serum samples from monoinfected patients shedding S. stercoralis larvae (Group I), 40 from patients with other intestinal parasites (Group II), and 40 from copronegative healthy subjects (Group III) were analyzed. Genus-specific IgE levels (ELISA Index: EI) ...

Strongyloides stercoralis can affect humans in the form of asymptomatic infections, Strongyloidal hyperinfection syndrome and disseminated Strongyloidiasis depending on the immune response of the host. We report a case of strongyloidial hyperinfection syndrome that subsequently tested positive for HTLV infection.

Abstract Surveillance for soil-transmitted helminths, strongyloidiasis, cryptosporidiosis, and giardiasis was conducted in Mississippi, USA. PCR performed on 224 fecal samples all helminths 370 only Necator americanus Strongyloides stercoralis identified 1 S. infection. Seroprevalences were 8.8% Toxocara, 27.4% Cryptosporidium, 5.7% Giardia, 0.2% parasites.

BACKGROUND Strongyloidiasis is a persistent human parasitic infection caused by the intestinal nematode, Strongyloides stercoralis. The parasite has a world-wide distribution, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitary conditions. Since individuals with strongyloidiasis are typically asymptomatic, the infection can persist for decades without detection. Problems arise w...

BACKGROUND Strongyloidiasis is commonly a clinically unapparent, chronic infection, but immuno suppressed subjects can develop fatal disease. We carried out a review of literature on hyperinfection syndrome (HS) and disseminated strongyloidiasis (DS), in order to describe the most challenging aspects of severe strongyloidiasis. METHODS We conducted a structured search using PubMed to collect ...

INTRODUCTION Strongyloides has been shown to infrequently mimic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or to disseminate when a patient with IBD and unrecognized strongyloides is treated with immunosupression. CASE REPORT A man from Ecuador, living in Spain for years, with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and psoriasis treated with topical corticosteroids, was admitted to the hospital with an ...

background: eosinophilia occurs in a wide variety of situations such as parasitic infections, aller­gic disorders, and malignancies. most cases of eosinophilia of parasitic origin, especially those with a tissue migration life cycles consists of human infections by helminth parasites. the aim of present study was to determine the parasitic causes of eosinophilia in patients in a major endemic a...