strongyloidiasis/headache

We reported the efficacy of albendazole (ABZ) for the treatment of 27 patients with strongyloidiasis. Twenty-seven patients, 23 males and 4 females, received 200 mg of ABZ one hour before breakfast and supper for 3 days and this treatment was repeated 2 weeks later. The following results were

A 40-year-old Japanese Brazilian admitted to our hospital because of headache and fever. He came to Japan 16 years ago and underwent treatment of strongyloidiasis 3 years ago. He showed neck stiffness. CRP was highly elevated, and anti-HTLV-1 antibody was positive. Examination of CSF demonstrated

Clinical characteristics of disseminated strongyloidiasis, the severest form of strongyloidiasis, are not well described. We conducted a retrospective, consecutive chart review of patients with disseminated strongyloidiasis admitted to Okinawa Chubu Hospital in Okinawa, Japan, during January

Strongyloidiasis is a human intestinal parasitosis caused by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis. In most cases the infection is subclinical, but rarely, disseminated strongyloidiasis may occur in debilitated or immunocompromised patients, and in those who receive immunosuppressive agents. In

METHODS A 53-year-old West African man presented two years after a travel to Guinea because of severe headache, neck stiffnes, fever and pruritus. The patient had been in orthopedical treatment for the last five months. METHODS Stool microscopy revealed a high number of Strongyloides stercoralis

Although meningitis secondary to chronic strongyloidiasis is a rare complication, it is associated with a high mortality rate. Recurrent meningitis can occur if the underlying parasitic infection is left untreated. We report five cases of recurrent meningitis related to chronic strongyloidiasis that

We report the case of a 69-year-old female who presented with headache, stiff neck, and decreased level of consciousness. Lumbar puncture results were typical of bacterial meningitis. Blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures showed Streptococcus bovis. Subsequent serologic studies indicated concurrent

Although Strongyloides stercoralis (S. stercoralis) infection rate in Okinawa Prefecture was less than 2% by the traditional method, it has been proven to be 6.2% by the new technique--agar plate method. Thiabendazole has strong activity to eradicate the organism, but it is well known that the rate

A 41-year-old human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive man was hospitalized with complaints of a 4-week history of nausea and vomiting, associated with decreased oral intake, and a 4-day history of frontal headache and fever. His medical history was significant for a gunshot wound to the head 3

Strongyloides species is a helminth of worldwide distribution primarily in tropical and subtropical regions. It is the only soil-transmitted helminth with the ability for autoinfection so; it may lead to severe systemic manifestations especially in immunosuppressed patients. Chemotherapy is