Strongyloides stercoralis infection among HIV infected individuals in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria

Strongyloides stercoralis infection.

Pulmonary Strongyloides stercoralis infection

The 17-year-old male patient presented with fever, weakness, dyspnea and weight loss. His chest radiography demonstrated diffuse reticulonodular density, and high-resolution lung tomography indicated diffuse micronodules and prevalent ground-glass pattern. The findings were consistent with miliary involvement. The patient underwent examinations for rheumatology, immunology, cytology and infecti...

Diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection.

Strongyloides stercoralis infects 30 million people in 70 countries. Infection usually results in asymptomatic chronic disease of the gut, which can remain undetected for decades. However, in patients receiving long-term corticosteroid therapy, hyperinfection can occur, resulting in high mortality rates (up to 87%). Strongyloidiasis is difficult to diagnose because the parasite load is low and ...

Barriers to use of modern contraceptives among women in an inner city area of Osogbo metropolis, Osun state, Nigeria

OBJECTIVES To determine the knowledge and attitudes on modern contraceptive use of women living in an inner city area of Osogbo. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three hundred and fifty nine women of childbearing age were studied utilizing a community-based, descriptive, cross-sectional study design. A multistage random sampling technique was used in recruiting respondents to the study. A four-part ques...

Intestinal immune cells in Strongyloides stercoralis infection.

BACKGROUND Strongyloides stercoralis can cause a wide spectrum of disease in man, ranging from a chronic asymptomatic infection to a hyperinfective, often fatal syndrome. In rodents, spontaneous expulsion of Strongyloides spp occurs after experimental infection. Mast cells, goblet cells, and eosinophils have been identified as possible effectors of this expulsion. AIMS To investigate intestin...