an analysis of clinical characteristics of strongyloides stercoralis in 70 indigenous patients in iran.

background: clinical manifestations of strongyloides stercoralis are variable from asymptomatic to hyperinfection and devastating disseminated infections. hereby, clinical characteristics of a large series of iranian strongyloidiasis indigenous cases are described. methods: the records of people referred to the helminthological diagnostic la-boratory of school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences and school of medicine, gilan university of medical sciences, during 2009-2013 were reviewed. for those patients that were infected with s. stercoralis and their clinical manifestations and demographic data were available (70 cases) a checklist was pre-pared and data analyzed. results: forty-three patients (61.4%) were male and 27 (38.6%) female. gastroin-testinal, cutaneous and pulmonary symptoms were present in 71.4%, 25.7%, and 15.7% of patients, respectively. none of them had larva currens eruption. eosino-philia was the most prevalent reason for suspicious on s. stercoralis , but the mean was lower in elderly patients. hyperinfection were recorded in 8 patients (11.4%), and 2 cases had disseminated infection. conclusion: eosinophilia is common both in asymptomatic and symptomatic cas-es of strongyloidiasis, but the mean tend to lower with increase in age.