title: [Strongyloides stercoralis infection in a cortico-dependent patient with chronic airflow obstruction].
abstract: We report a case of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in a male agricultural worker with corticoid dependent chronic obstructive air flow disease and bronchial hyperreactivity. The clinical picture initially involved digestive symptoms and bronchospasm resistant to steroid treatment. Diagnosis was established by demonstrating the larvae of S. stercoralis in stool. We emphasize that this infection should be suspected in patients living in endemic areas such as Spain, and describe S. stercoralis-caused respiratory manifestations that can be masked by bronchial disease.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cremades Romero
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Martínez García
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Menéndez Villanueva
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cremades Romero
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Pemán García
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013827:Thiabendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D013827:Thiabendazole