Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bronchial asthma: a case report
Articles > Article · 2010
Authors: Levent Altintop, Burcu ÇAKAR, Murat Hokelek, Ahmet Bektas, Levent Yildiz, Muge Karaoglanoglu
ANNALS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND ANTIMICROBIALS, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2010, vol 9, pp 27-27
Summary
Objective: Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted intestinal nematode that has been estimated to infect at least 60 million people, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. Strongyloides infection has been described in immunosupressed patients with lymphoma, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus etc. Our case who has rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and bronchial asthma was treated with low dose steroids and methotrexate.