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Persistent Strongyloidiasis in an Immunodeficient Patient
James H. Shelhamer
James H. Shelhamer
Laboratory of Clinical Investigation and the Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, The Williamsport Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland 20205
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Franklin A. Neva
Franklin A. Neva
Laboratory of Clinical Investigation and the Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, The Williamsport Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland 20205
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David R. Finn
David R. Finn
Laboratory of Clinical Investigation and the Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, The Williamsport Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland 20205
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A 56-year-old woman with acquired, common variable immunodeficiency was found to have persistent gastrointestinal as well as pulmonary infection with Strongyloides stercoralis. Repeated courses of treatment with thiabendazole led to marked reduction or loss of Strongyloides stercoralis larvae, but cessation of treatment always led to recurrence of Strongyloides infection. Several small bowel biopsies showed normal villous architecture and little inflammatory response to presence of larvae. Interestingly, no definite symptomatology could be attributed to the Strongyloides infection. It was postulated that the lack of signs and symptoms of strongyloidiasis, as well as poor response to treatment, was related to the immunodeficiency state. With low-dose, long-term interrupted courses of thiabendazole treatment, the Strongyloides infection finally seemed to be cured.
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