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Strongyloides infection occurs in five forms. On acquiring the infection, there may be respiratory symptoms ([[Löffler's syndrome]]). The infection may then become chronic with mainly digestive symptoms. On reinfection (when larvae migrate through the body), there may be respiratory, skin and digestive symptoms. Finally, the hyperinfection syndrome causes symptoms in many organ systems, including the [[central nervous system]].<ref name=Montes>{{cite journal | author=Montes M, Sawhney C, Barros N | title=Strongyloides stercoralis: there but not seen | journal=Curr Opin Infect Dis | year=2010 | month=Oct | volume=23 | issue=5 | pages=500–4 | pmid=20733481 | pmc=2948977 | doi=10.1097/QCO.0b013e32833df718}}</ref><ref name=Marcos>{{cite journal | author=Marcos LA, Terashima A, Dupont HL, Gotuzzo E | title=Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome: an emerging global infectious disease | journal=Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg | year=2008 | month=Apr | volume=102 | issue=4 | pages=314–8 | pmid=18321548 | doi=10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.01.020}}</ref> | Strongyloides infection occurs in five forms. On acquiring the infection, there may be respiratory symptoms ([[Löffler's syndrome]]). The infection may then become chronic with mainly digestive symptoms. On reinfection (when larvae migrate through the body), there may be respiratory, skin and digestive symptoms. Finally, the hyperinfection syndrome causes symptoms in many organ systems, including the [[central nervous system]].<ref name=Montes>{{cite journal | author=Montes M, Sawhney C, Barros N | title=Strongyloides stercoralis: there but not seen | journal=Curr Opin Infect Dis | year=2010 | month=Oct | volume=23 | issue=5 | pages=500–4 | pmid=20733481 | pmc=2948977 | doi=10.1097/QCO.0b013e32833df718}}</ref><ref name=Marcos>{{cite journal | author=Marcos LA, Terashima A, Dupont HL, Gotuzzo E | title=Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome: an emerging global infectious disease | journal=Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg | year=2008 | month=Apr | volume=102 | issue=4 | pages=314–8 | pmid=18321548 | doi=10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.01.020}}</ref> | ||
==History | ==History== | ||
The significant information that needs to focused in the history of the patient includes | |||
*Any history of travel to the endemic areas | |||
*Any ill contact with similar complaints | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Strongyloides infection occurs in five forms. On acquiring the infection, there may be respiratory symptoms (Löffler's syndrome). The infection may then become chronic with mainly digestive symptoms. On reinfection (when larvae migrate through the body), there may be respiratory, skin and digestive symptoms. Finally, the hyperinfection syndrome causes symptoms in many organ systems, including the central nervous system.[1][2]
History
The significant information that needs to focused in the history of the patient includes
- Any history of travel to the endemic areas
- Any ill contact with similar complaints
References
- ↑ Montes M, Sawhney C, Barros N (2010). "Strongyloides stercoralis: there but not seen". Curr Opin Infect Dis. 23 (5): 500–4. doi:10.1097/QCO.0b013e32833df718. PMC 2948977. PMID 20733481. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Marcos LA, Terashima A, Dupont HL, Gotuzzo E (2008). "Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome: an emerging global infectious disease". Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 102 (4): 314–8. doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.01.020. PMID 18321548. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help)