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Infection by Strongyloides

MedGen UID:
20976
•Concept ID:
C0038463
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Strongyloidiasis; Threadworm Infection
SNOMED CT: Infection by Strongyloides (1214006); Strongyloidiasis (1214006); Strongyloidosis (1214006); Infection caused by Strongyloides (1214006)
Modes of inheritance:
Not genetically inherited
MedGen UID:
988794
•Concept ID:
CN307044
•
Finding
Source: Orphanet
clinical entity without genetic inheritance.
See: This record
Not genetically inherited (Orphanet)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005974
Orphanet: ORPHA76

Definition

A parasitosis caused by the intestinal nematode <i>Strongyloides stercoralis</i> (round worm). [from ORDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVInfection by Strongyloides
Follow this link to review classifications for Infection by Strongyloides in Orphanet.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Infection by Strongyloides stercoralis in immigrants with Chagas disease: evaluation of eosinophilia as screening method in primary care.
Dopico E, Rando-Matos Y, Solsona L, Almeda J, Santos FLN, Vinuesa T
Trop Med Int Health 2020 Apr;25(4):467-474. Epub 2020 Jan 6 doi: 10.1111/tmi.13363. PMID: 31845476

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Infection by Strongyloides stercoralis in immigrants with Chagas disease: evaluation of eosinophilia as screening method in primary care.
Dopico E, Rando-Matos Y, Solsona L, Almeda J, Santos FLN, Vinuesa T
Trop Med Int Health 2020 Apr;25(4):467-474. Epub 2020 Jan 6 doi: 10.1111/tmi.13363. PMID: 31845476
Strongyloidiasis in northern Vietnam: epidemiology, clinical characteristics and molecular diagnosis of the causal agent.
Van De N, Minh PN, Van Duyet L, Mas-Coma S
Parasit Vectors 2019 Nov 4;12(1):515. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3776-1. PMID: 31685003Free PMC Article
Strongyloidiasis in Campinas city region (Brazil). Parasitological and serological data.
Rossi CL, Partel CD, Teixeira AL, Takahashi EE, De Barros-Mazon S, Da Silva LJ
Trop Geogr Med 1993;45(4):189-90. PMID: 8236475

Diagnosis

A severe case of hyperinfection by Strongyloides stercoralis in a pet dog from Romania.
Deak G, Ionică AM, Taulescu M, Negoescu A, Ifteme C, Roșoiu M, Mihalca AD
Parasitol Int 2024 Jun;100:102849. Epub 2023 Dec 25 doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2023.102849. PMID: 38151172
Infection by Strongyloides stercoralis in immigrants with Chagas disease: evaluation of eosinophilia as screening method in primary care.
Dopico E, Rando-Matos Y, Solsona L, Almeda J, Santos FLN, Vinuesa T
Trop Med Int Health 2020 Apr;25(4):467-474. Epub 2020 Jan 6 doi: 10.1111/tmi.13363. PMID: 31845476
Strongyloidiasis in northern Vietnam: epidemiology, clinical characteristics and molecular diagnosis of the causal agent.
Van De N, Minh PN, Van Duyet L, Mas-Coma S
Parasit Vectors 2019 Nov 4;12(1):515. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3776-1. PMID: 31685003Free PMC Article
Seroepidemiological aspects of human infection by Strongyloides stercoralis in Alfenas, southern Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Nunes JB, Emídio TCO, Marques MJ, Caldas IS, Souza RLM, Kanamura HY, Costa-Cruz JM
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2018 Nov-Dec;51(6):855-859. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0090-2018. PMID: 30517543
Urinary Tract Infection by Strongyloides stercoralis: A Case Report.
Barreto NMPV, de Souza JN, Araújo WAC, Khouri NA, de Oliveira EP, Teixeira MCA, Soares NM
J Parasitol 2018 Aug;104(4):433-437. Epub 2018 May 15 doi: 10.1645/17-88. PMID: 29672249

Therapy

 Use of a "tablet pole" for the administration of ivermectin for strongyloidiasis in a field study in Ecuador.
Buonfrate D, Anselmi M, Prandi R, Marquez M, Mazzi C, Montresor A
Infect Dis Poverty 2023 Jan 28;12(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s40249-023-01054-7. PMID: 36709311Free PMC Article
Infection by Strongyloides stercoralis in immigrants with Chagas disease: evaluation of eosinophilia as screening method in primary care.
Dopico E, Rando-Matos Y, Solsona L, Almeda J, Santos FLN, Vinuesa T
Trop Med Int Health 2020 Apr;25(4):467-474. Epub 2020 Jan 6 doi: 10.1111/tmi.13363. PMID: 31845476
OCCASIONAL DIGESTIVE HEMORRHAGE IN CHILDREN DUE TO STRONGYLOIDIASIS: IMPORTANCE OF PARASITOLOGIC TESTING.
Brandelero E, Dambrós BP, Gonçalves EMDN, Castilho VLP, Ribas AM, Gaio ME
Rev Paul Pediatr 2019 Jan-Mar;37(1):121-125. Epub 2018 Jul 26 doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/;2019;37;1;00013. PMID: 30066826Free PMC Article
Urinary Tract Infection by Strongyloides stercoralis: A Case Report.
Barreto NMPV, de Souza JN, Araújo WAC, Khouri NA, de Oliveira EP, Teixeira MCA, Soares NM
J Parasitol 2018 Aug;104(4):433-437. Epub 2018 May 15 doi: 10.1645/17-88. PMID: 29672249
Short report: gastric infection by Strongyloides stercoralis.
Wurtz R, Mirot M, Fronda G, Peters C, Kocka F
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1994 Sep;51(3):339-40. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1994.51.339. PMID: 7943554

Prognosis

Restrictive pulmonary disease due to interlobular septal fibrosis associated with disseminated infection by Strongyloides stercoralis.
Lin AL, Kessimian N, Benditt JO
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1995 Jan;151(1):205-9. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.151.1.7812554. PMID: 7812554
Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma: a clinico-pathologic study of twenty-six patients from Martinique.
Plumelle Y, Pascaline N, Nguyen D, Panelatti G, Jouannelle A, Jouault H, Imbert M
Hematol Pathol 1993;7(4):251-62. PMID: 8113152

Clinical prediction guides

A severe case of hyperinfection by Strongyloides stercoralis in a pet dog from Romania.
Deak G, Ionică AM, Taulescu M, Negoescu A, Ifteme C, Roșoiu M, Mihalca AD
Parasitol Int 2024 Jun;100:102849. Epub 2023 Dec 25 doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2023.102849. PMID: 38151172
Gastric infection by Strongyloides stercoralis: a case report.
Yaldiz M, Hakverdi S, Aslan A, Temiz M, Culha G
Turk J Gastroenterol 2009 Mar;20(1):48-51. PMID: 19330735
Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma: a clinico-pathologic study of twenty-six patients from Martinique.
Plumelle Y, Pascaline N, Nguyen D, Panelatti G, Jouannelle A, Jouault H, Imbert M
Hematol Pathol 1993;7(4):251-62. PMID: 8113152

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