Strongyloidiasis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Rhabditiform larvae, transforming larvae from rhabditiform to filariform, and eggs of Strongyloides stercoralis were identified in the sputum of a Thai woman with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and stool microscopy also showed a heavy load of rhabditiform larvae of S. stercoralis. She was treated with 12 mg ivermectin once a day for 2 days for the strongyloidiasis, with good therapeutic results being obtained. Strongyloidiasis may be a curable disease through the use of an appropriate therapy, even in a patient with AIDS.
Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh General Hospital, 4-23-15 Kohtohbashi, Sumida-ku, 130-8575, Tokyo, Japan. infection@bokutoh-hp.metro.tokyo.jp
Kenji
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Ohnishi
Hitoshi
H
Kogure
Shingo
S
Kaneko
Yasuyuki
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Kato
Nobuaki
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Akao
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D007559:Ivermectin