strongyloidiasis is a frequent misdiagnosed parasitic infection in the world that caused by strongyloides stercoralis . in iran, the disease is predominantly reported from warm and humid climate provinces. the patient was a 54-yr-old man, originated from khuzestan province with a history of pemphigus and diabetes that was treated with high-dose of corticosteroid drugs before admission in a non-...

Strongyloides stercoralis is the causative agent of strongyloidiasis, which affects more than 300 million people worldwide [1]. Canine strongyloidiasis is also caused by the same species, S. stercoralis of an animal origin with up to 50% worldwide prevalence [2–5]. It is known that human S. stercoralis strains can infect dogs in laboratory settings (dogs have to be immunosuppressed to maintain ...

BACKGROUND An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) were evaluated for serological diagnosis of human strongyloidiasis. METHODS Serum specimens obtained from 46 individuals infected with Strongyloides stercoralis, 37 healthy persons and 381 persons with other parasitic infections were tested using an IgG-ELISA that used crude antigen of S. sterc...

We describe a case of Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in a liver allograft recipient 2.5 months after transplantation. The patient lives in Spain, which is not considered an endemic country for strongyloidiasis, and denied prior residence or travel to any known endemic area. The initial symptoms were fever and vomiting, and he subsequently developed a severe respiratory disease. An end...

This case study underlined the importance of parasitological examination before starting immunosuppressive treatment since a heavy burden of strongyloidiasis could lead to fatal infections. It represents the first strongyloidiasis from a patient with psoriasis and diabetes mellitus in this country. In the case, 59 years old female subject had psoriasis for six years and during the treatment wit...

Parasitic infections of the lungs are almost always rare as the number of causative parasites is limited. There is an equal balance between protozoans and helminths causing lung infections. Most of the times, these infections are only seen in immunocompromised individuals. Among the helminths causing infection in this group of patients, Strongyloides stercoralis is associated with hyper infecti...

Immunocompromised persons are the most vulnerable population at risk for developing life-threatening clinical syndromes associated with strongyloidiasis, such as hyperinfection syndrome (HS) or dissemination. This review focuses on describing Strongyloides infection in the immunocompromised host, including immune response against this infection, analyzing the cases with HS published during the ...