• Risk factors for hyperinfection, which is associated with a high risk of death, include use of
immunosuppressant drugs (particularly corticosteroids), human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 …

Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode which infects a large portion of the
world's population (4, 33). Although precise data are not available, a recent survey …

A retrospective study was carried out to evaluate the clinical course and outcome of
disseminated strongyloidiasis treated in a regional hospital in Hong Kong over a 10-year …

Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: Strongyloidiasis usually presents as a
chronic and limited disease, but in some immunocompromised patients it may become a life …

INTRODUCTION: Strongyloidiasis is an intestinal nematode infection caused by
Strongyloides stercoralis. The prevalence of S. stercoralis is higher in HTLV-1 positive …

Systemic strongyloidiasis is a rare but serious complication of intestinal strongyloidiasis. The
condition occurs mainly in immunosuppressed patients and has a significant mortality rate. A …

Abstract Background and Objective: Strongyloides infection is usually asymptomatic in
healthy individuals; however, immunocompromised patients are subject to potential …

An increasing number of severe, even fatal cases of strongyloidiasis in patients on
immunosuppressive drugs are being reported. During a 26 month period, three severe …

Purpose: This report describes a case of disseminated strongyloidiasis in a child receiving
chemotherapy for T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. Patient and Methods: A 10-year-old boy …

The increased use of immunosuppressants in the treatment of malignant and non-malignant
diseases in today's medicine has significantly contributed to the increased interest in …