A case of Ascaris-induced eosinophilic pneumonitis in an HIV-infected patient is described. Owing to his HIV status and the absence of peripheral blood eosinophilia on admission, the initial diagnosis was incorrect until the passage of two worms in his stool. The patient developed eosinophilia subsequently, and examination of his sputum also showed increased eosinophils. The patient gradually i...

The objective of this study was to examine the independent effect of helminths infection on biochemical blood parameters in Beagles intended for laboratory use which may contribute to a change of experimental results. As a result of research, the authors confirmed the negative effect of helminth invasion on the metabolism of the liver and kidney in laboratory dogs. Stool samples from thirty Bea...

Strongyloides stercoralis is a free living tropical and semitropical soil nematode which its larva penetrates skin. It can complete its life cycle in human body and causes autoinfection. Most patients have no frank symptoms. But respiratory, gastrointestinal and skin manifestation may occur. We report a 76 year old man admitted to emergency room with muscle weakness, dyspnea, nausea, v...

Aim: To determine the frequency of worm infestation among the children of Union Council Mangri, Tehsil Shakargarh, District Narowal. Methodology: It was cross-sectional descriptive study conducted on 97 children living in Union Council Mangri, Tehsil Shakargarh, District Narowal using non-probability convenient sampling. Pretested questionnaire was used to collect demographic data and microscop...

Mycophenolate (MMF) has arisen as an important addition in the immunosuppression armamentarium. GI disturbances (diarrhea) and bone marrow suppression are its main side effects requiring dose reduction or even withdrawal. The mechanism of diarrhoea is unknown, although some theories have been postulated. We evaluated three of our patients on MMF who came to us with chronic diarhoea. Their evalu...

A new method for the detection of Strongyloides larvae was established. A small amount of stool was placed in the center of an agar plate and was incubated at 37•Ž for 24 hr. Characteristically aligned bacterial colonies or furrows left by crawling Strongyloides larvae appeared on the agar surface are the positive findings. The larvae gathered in a well made on positive plate were identified. B...

Fresh stool examination was performed from 2,230 participants who enrolled in annual check-up programs of the Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University in 1999-2000 and 2004. In this study, Blastocystis hominis infection was diagnosed by culturing in Jones' media. A total of 21% of fecal specimens (in 1999-2000) and 13.7% (in 2004) were positive for B. hominis. The vacuolated form was t...

We succeeded in stimulation of excretion of Strongyloides stercoralis larvae in stool by oral administration of a single dose of 400 mg albendazole to strongyloidiasis patients. This result overcame the false-negative results of stool examination due to low larval numbers. Stool samples were collected from 152 asymptomatic strongyloidiasis patients in the morning, prior to eating. After breakfa...

background: giardia lamblia is a common intestinal parasite associated with social or personal problems. giardiasis is distributed all over the world; however, the infection is more prevalent in developing countries. metronidazole is now considered as a drug of choice for giardiasis treatment. the increasing number of reports of refractory cases as well as side effects of this drug resulted in ...

The study was carried out in Taquarendi (Bahia), a caatinga zone with a small irrigated strip of land, where Biomphalaria glabrata snails are found. From the 1,532 inhabitants, 1,105 (72.1%) were submitted to clinical examination and 1058 out of them (95.7%) made stool examinations. Prevalence of schistosomiasis was 73.1% and 16.2% of these patients eliminated more than 1,000 eggs per gram of s...