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Opportunistic Strongyloides stercoralis infection in lymphoma patients. Report of a case and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Genta Robert M.,
Miles Patricia,
Fields Karen
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19890401)63:7<1407::aid-cncr2820630729>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - strongyloides stercoralis , strongyloidiasis , medicine , immunosuppression , lymphoma , chemotherapy , strongyloides , immunology , intensive care medicine , helminths
Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal parasite that may cause fatal opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. Herein is reported a patient who developed fatal disseminated strongyloidiasis 6 weeks after the initiation of chemotherapy for a large cell lymphoma of the small intestine. After reviewing the clinical and epidemiologic features of 16 other cases of disseminated strongyloidiasis in patients with malignant lymphomas, the currently available laboratory methods for the diagnosis of this parasite are outlined. Because uncomplicated infections are treatable, candidates for chemotherapy or immunosuppression with a relevant geographic history should be screened for S. stercoralis prior to the initiation of the treatment.