Strongyloides stercoralis infection in a patient undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 895-896

  Oberoi, Aroma ^a   Varghese, Shereen Rachel ^a   John, M Joseph ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PHILADELPHIA CHROMOSOME POSITIVE CELL; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; FECES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LARVA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 78149370614     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: 09745130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.72050     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

1. Grove DI. Historical introduction. In: Grove DI, editor. Strongyloidiasis: A major roundworm infection of man. Philadelphia: Taylor and Francis; 1989.p. 1-9.
2. Satyanarayana S, Nema S, Kalghatgi AT, Mehta SR, Rai R, Duggal R, et al. Disseminated Strongyloides stercoralis in AIDS: a report from India. Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2005;48:472-4.
3. Adam M, Morgan O, Persaud C, Gibbs WN. Hyperinfection syndrome with Strongyloides stercoralis in malignant lymphoma. BMJ 1973;1: 264-6.
4. Wilkinson R, Leen CL. Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and overt presentation of underlying Strongyloides stercoralis infection. J Infect 1993;27:99-100.
5. Steiner B, Riebold D, Wolff D, Freund M, Reisinger EC. Strongyloides stercoralis eggs in a urethral smear after bone marrow transplantation. Clin Infect Dis 2002;34:1280-1.