PMID- 11098189
OWN - NLM
STAT- Publisher
LR  - 20191120
IS  - 1678-4391 (Electronic)
IS  - 1413-8670 (Linking)
VI  - 3
IP  - 1
DP  - 1999 Feb
TI  - Strongyloidiasis as an Opportunistic Infection in a HAM/TSP Patient.
PG  - 23-27
AB  - Infection by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) is associated with 
      neurological diseases, malignancies, and other less common pathologies. In 
      addition, infection by HTLV-I has been implicated in some degree of immunological 
      impairment. Some previous reports detected an association between HTLV-I 
      infection and an increased rate of antibodies against S. stercoralis, as well as 
      a higher frequency of S. stercoralis carrier state. Here, we report a case of a 
      chronic, recurrent S. stercoralis parasitism in a patient infected by HTLV-I. The 
      patient demonstrated evidence of immunosuppression characterized by skin allergy 
      to common antigens, oral candidiasis and severe, recurrent diarrhea caused by S. 
      stercoralis. The infection requires maintenance of suppressive therapy to control 
      diarrhea and its consequences. We postulate that S. stercoralis may act as an 
      opportunistic agent in patients infected by HTLV-I.
FAU - Maciel, E
AU  - Maciel E
AD  - Professor Edgard Santos University Hospital,Federal University of Bahia, 
      Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
FAU - Espinheira, L
AU  - Espinheira L
FAU - Brites, C
AU  - Brites C
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Brazil
TA  - Braz J Infect Dis
JT  - The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the 
      Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
JID - 9812937
EDAT- 2000/12/01 00:00
MHDA- 2000/12/01 00:00
CRDT- 2000/12/01 00:00
PHST- 2000/12/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2000/12/01 00:00 [medline]
PHST- 2000/12/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Braz J Infect Dis. 1999 Feb;3(1):23-27.