title: [Strongyloidiasis under immunosuppressive therapy].
abstract: Strongyloidiasis is a parasitic disease of tropical regions and to some extent of the South of Europe. In immunocompromised patients, particularly under steroid medication, infestation by this nematode may sometimes lead to life-threatening hyper-infestation. Diagnosis is often difficult because of a polymorphic clinical picture and usually low larvae excretion in the stool. The case is reported of a Yugoslavian patient who under corticosteroid therapy suffered from severe diarrhea and dehydration due to hyperinfestation by nematode larvae. Several attempts at treatment were necessary to eradicate the infestation.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Poliklinik, Inselspital Bern.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hanck
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Holzer
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D013827:Thiabendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D015766:Albendazole; D013827:Thiabendazole
vernacular_title: Strongyloidiasis unter immunsuppressiver Therapie.