Fatal relapse of disseminated strongyloidiasis in an HIV-positive patient, despite ivermectin treatment

Authors: Mattioni, S.1; Valin, N.2; Cracco, C.3; Thellier, M.4; Danis, M.4; Caumes, E.2

Source: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Volume 102, Number 8, December 2008 , pp. 693-698(6)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

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Abstract:

There are no established guidelines for the treatment of disseminated strongyloidiasis in immunosuppressed patients, and many different treatment regimens have been used. Here, the case of a 48-year-old, HIV-positive, Congolese man, who was hospitalized for disseminated tuberculosis but developed life-threatening disseminated strongyloidiasis, is described. This patient died, with relapsing disseminated strongyloidiasis, 3 months after being treated with ivermectin. The reasons for this poor outcome and the various treatment options for strongyloidiasis in HIV-infected patients are discussed.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1179/136485908X337616

Affiliations: 1: Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, 47-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, F-75013 Paris, France 2: Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, 47-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, F-75013 Paris, France; Université Pierre et Marie Curie — Paris 06, Unité de Formation et de Recherche de Médecine 967, Les Cordeliers, 15 Rue de l'École-de-Médecine, F-75005 Paris, France 3: Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Réanimation et de Pneumologie, 47-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, F-75013 Paris, France 4: Université Pierre et Marie Curie — Paris 06, Unité de Formation et de Recherche de Médecine 967, Les Cordeliers, 15 Rue de l'École-de-Médecine, F-75005 Paris, France; Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Parasitologie-Mycologie, 47-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, F-75013 Paris, France

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