A case of Strongyloides stercoralis infection with severe eosinophilia.
- Author:
Jeong In EOM
1
;
Tae Yeal CHOI
;
Jeong Don CHAE
;
Jae Sook RYU
;
Myoung Hee AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Strongyloides stercoralis;
eosinophilia;
filariform larvae;
albendazole
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Aged, 80 and over;
Albendazole;
Coma;
Diarrhea;
Eosinophilia*;
Humans;
Larva;
Male;
Pulmonary Edema;
Strongyloides stercoralis*;
Strongyloides*
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Pathology
2000;20(4):415-418
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in a 85-year-old male patient who had complained of poor oral intake, diarrhea, and upper abdominal pain for 6 months. At admission, he showed severe eosinophilia in peripheral blood. Rhabditiform larvae were detected in the stool examination on the 15th admission day and developed into filariform larvae with a notched tail after stool culture by the Harada-Mori method. The patient received albendazole therapy for 7 days but no improvement were observed and he fell into pulmonary edema and coma.
