Disseminated strongyloidiasis in AIDS and non-AIDS immunocompromised hosts: diagnosis by sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage.
In conclusion, disseminated strongyloidiasis is a fatal disease that commonly affects the lungs. The disease should be suspected in an immunocompromised host who came from an area endemic for S stercoralis even years before the onset of symptoms or in patients with unexplained gram-negative bacteremia or meningitis. Treatment should be started promptly and should be maintained for a long time.
Kramer
M R
MR
Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Fla.
Gregg
P A
PA
Goldstein
M
M
Llamas
R
R
Krieger
B P
BP
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000469:parasitology*; D001996:Bronchopneumonia / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007814:Larva / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013183:Sputum / Q000469:parasitology*; D013321:Strongyloides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D013827:Thiabendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013827:Thiabendazole