Strongyloidiasis

Mahmoud, A. A. F.

doi:10.1093/clinids/23.5.949

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“…Two out of three skin biopsies were positive for S. stercoralis larvae. Diagnostic procedures, such as examination of stools, gastric or duodenal aspirations, tracheal secretions and bronchoalveolar lavage are useful for the confirmation of the diagnosis [1,9,10]. Four of our patients had positive gastric aspirate specimens and five had larvae in tracheal secretions.…”

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confidence: 85%

“…The heavy burden of immunosuppression probably contributed to the overwhelming infection. Penetration of larvae through tissues facilitates the dissemination of intestinal bacteria, causing sepsis [10,13]. Hence, it was not unexpected that patients had clinical features of septic shock and two of them had blood cultures positive for Gram-negative bacteria.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Cutaneous periumbilical purpura in disseminated strongyloidiasis in cancer patients: a pathognomonic feature of potentially lethal disease?

Salluh¹,

Bozza²,

Pinto³

et al. 2005

Braz J Infect Dis

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Cutaneous manifestations in disseminated strongyloidiasis are infrequent but should raise the suspicion for its diagnosis. We retrospectively evaluated the charts of six patients with cancer and a proven diagnosis of disseminated strongyloidiasis. All patients had received prophylaxis with albendazole before starting antineoplastic therapy, which included high-dose steroids. They presented with septic shock, acute respiratory failure and characteristic purpuric periumbilical skin lesions. Strongyloides larvae were identified in tracheal aspirates (n=5), gastric aspirates (n=4), lung (n=2) and skin biopsies (n=2). All patients died despite antihelminthic therapy and intensive care support.

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confidence: 85%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cutaneous periumbilical purpura in disseminated strongyloidiasis in cancer patients: a pathognomonic feature of potentially lethal disease?

Salluh¹,

Bozza²,

Pinto³

et al. 2005

Braz J Infect Dis

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“…Stercoralis infection is normally asymptomatic, but may manifest with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, anorexia, weight loss, abdominal discomfort, flatulence and diarrhea [1,[7][8][9][10][11]. Unusual presentation includes intestinal obstruction and GI bleed [12][13][14]. Loffler syndrome is descriptive for pulmonary symptoms like cough and wheezing.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Loffler syndrome is descriptive for pulmonary symptoms like cough and wheezing. Heavy infestation of lungs may lead to dyspnea, pleuritic pain and hemoptysis [12,13,15]. Larva currens ("racing larva") is an itchy, cutaneous condition caused by infections with Strongyloides stercoralis.…”

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confidence: 99%

Small Bowel Obstruction from Strongyloides Stercoralis: Case Report

Iliev¹

2014

J Clin Case Rep

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“…Acute infections of strongyloidiasis manifest as a wide spectrum of clinical features ranging from asymptomatic disease to cutaneous (larva currens and urticaria), pulmonary (cough and tracheal irritation), and gastrointestinal symptoms (diarrhoea and constipation), although the majority of S. stercoralis infections are resolved (Mahmoud, 1996). The ability of S. stercoralis to establish a cycle of autoinfection within the host results in chronic infections that can persist in an individual for decades.…”

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confidence: 99%