A case of fatal hyperinfective strongyloidiasis with discovery of autoinfective filariform larvae in sputum
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
;
: 51-55, 2005.
Article
Dans Anglais
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-117901
ABSTRACT
The autoinfective filariform larva of Strongyloides stercoralis causes hyperinfection in immunosuppressed hosts. Here we report on the case of a male patient who was admitted to the emergency room at Gwangju Veterans Hospital with a complaint of dyspnea, and who was receiving corticosteroid therapy for asthma. Many slender larvae of S. stercoralis with a notched tail were detected in Papanicolaou stained sputum. They measured 269 +/- 21.2 micrometer in length and 11 +/- 0.6 micrometer in width. The esophagus extended nearly half of the body length. The larvae were identified putatively as autoinfective third-stage filariform larvae, and their presence was fatal. The autoinfective filariform larva of S. stercoralis has not been previously reported in Korea.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Expectoration
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Strongyloides
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Strongyloïdose
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Surinfection
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Sujet immunodéprimé
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Issue fatale
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Larve
Limites du sujet:
Animaux
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Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Année:
2005
Type:
Article
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