ObjectiveSoil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections is prevalent in some areas Indonesia. We predicted that there are few urban area hotspots, especially the less developed area. This study aimed to determine prevalence of STH infection children and its association with environmental factor Jakarta's area.MethodsThis observational took place slum Pluit Penjaringan, North Jakarta. Stool samples ...

The Strongyloides genus of nematodes are common parasites of terrestrial vertebrates, and ones that have a fascinating biology. In humans, they are one of the soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) a WHO-recognized neglected tropical disease (NTD). But, compared with the other STH parasites – Ascaris, hookworms and Trichuris – Strongyloides is the poor relative, arguably itself rather neglected. ...

The Strongyloides genus of nematodes are common parasites of terrestrial vertebrates, and ones that have a fascinating biology. In humans, they are one of the soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) a WHO-recognized neglected tropical disease (NTD). But, compared with the other STH parasites – Ascaris, hookworms and Trichuris – Strongyloides is the poor relative, arguably itself rather neglected. ...

The presence of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been described previously. Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome (SHS) that usually develops in patients under immunosuppressive therapy may affect a variety of organs, but the presentation with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is rare with only a few cases described in the l...

To cite: Magalhães-Costa P, Chagas C. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015209745 DESCRIPTION A 60-year-old Caucasian Portuguese man, who had emigrated from Mozambique 30 years earlier, presented to our department with a 1-month history of epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, weight loss and watery diarrhoea. He had two previous episodes of treated sy...

Strongyloidiasis is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas. Disseminated strongyloidiasis may develop in patients with immunodeficiencies. In the absence of early diagnosis and treatment, the prognosis of disseminated strongyloidiasis is extremely poor. We report a case of pulmonary strongyloidiasis that was successfully treated. The patient was an 83-year-old woman who had been r...

Introduction. Pulmonary hemorrhage secondary to disseminated strongyloidiasis is an unusual, well-recognized entity in immunocompromised patients with autoimmune disease, which is associated with the hyperinfection syndrome, sepsis, and a high mortality rate. Case Presentation. We present a case of a 44-year-old Mexican woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and acute bacterial meningitis who ...

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Strongyloidiasis is a potentially serious infection in immunocompromised patients. Thus, the availability of sensitive and specific diagnostic methods is desirable, especially in the context of immunosuppressed patients in whom the diagnosis and treatment of strongyloidiasis is of utmost importance. In this study, serological and molecular tools were used to diagnose Strongyloides stercoralis i...

Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode of humans that infects tens of millions of people worldwide. S. stercoralis is unique among intestinal nematodes in its ability to complete its life cycle within the host through an asexual autoinfective cycle, allowing the infection to persist in the host indefinitely. Under some conditions associated with immunocompromise, this autoinfective...