PMID- 9656674
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19981006
LR  - 20131121
IS  - 1343-3490 (Print)
IS  - 1343-3490 (Linking)
VI  - 36
IP  - 3
DP  - 1998 Mar
TI  - [A case of pleuritis caused by strongyloides in a carrier of T-cell lymphoma 
      virus type I (HTLV-I)].
PG  - 262-7
AB  - A 73-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of dyspnea, fever 
      and general edema. Chest roentgenogram showed bilateral pleural effusion and 
      cardiomegaly. Cardiovascular examination demonstrated atrial tachycardia and left 
      ventricle dysfunction, suggesting congestive heart failure. She was sero-positive 
      for human T-cell lymphoma virus I (HTLV-I). The dyspnea and general edema 
      improved after therapy for heart failure. Because the pleural effusion persisted 
      after therapy, thoracentesis was performed. The pleural effusion was an exudate, 
      and Strongyloides sterocoralis was detected by microscopy. Two courses of 
      thiabendazole (1,500 mg/day, 3 days) were given orally. After this therapy, the 
      pleural effusion improved markedly. This case suggests that Strongyloides 
      stercoralis may be a causative agent of pleuritis in HTLV-I endemic areas.
FAU - Oya, H
AU  - Oya H
AD  - Division of Respiratory Diseases, Akune City General Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan.
FAU - Mori, S
AU  - Mori S
FAU - Tsuchihashi, H
AU  - Tsuchihashi H
FAU - Kurono, A
AU  - Kurono A
FAU - Mizoguchi, A
AU  - Mizoguchi A
FAU - Kawabata, M
AU  - Kawabata M
FAU - Arimura, K
AU  - Arimura K
FAU - Osame, M
AU  - Osame M
LA  - jpn
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Japan
TA  - Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi
JT  - Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society
JID - 9808802
RN  - 0 (Antinematodal Agents)
RN  - N1Q45E87DT (Thiabendazole)
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Animals
MH  - Antinematodal Agents/therapeutic use
MH  - *Carrier State
MH  - Female
MH  - HTLV-I Infections/*complications
MH  - Humans
MH  - Opportunistic Infections/*complications/drug therapy
MH  - Pleurisy/drug therapy/*parasitology
MH  - Strongyloides stercoralis/*isolation & purification
MH  - *Strongyloidiasis
MH  - Thiabendazole/therapeutic use
EDAT- 1998/07/10 00:00
MHDA- 1998/07/10 00:01
CRDT- 1998/07/10 00:00
PHST- 1998/07/10 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1998/07/10 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1998/07/10 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 1998 Mar;36(3):262-7.