Open AccessEosinophilia in advanced HIV infection with hyperinfection syndrome: A case report
Author(s) -
Pratima Gupta,
Ruchi Dua,
Mohit Bhatia,
Puneet Kumar Gupta,
Neelam Kaistha
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_217_17
Subject(s) - strongyloides stercoralis , strongyloidiasis , eosinophilia , medicine , asymptomatic , immunosuppression , strongyloides , disease , helminthiasis , immunology , intensive care medicine , dermatology , pathology , helminths
Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted helminth that occurs almost worldwide, yet estimates about its prevalence are not well documented. The spectrum of clinical manifestations of strongyloidiasis is wide, ranging from asymptomatic disease to hyperinfection or dissemination of larvae involving multiple organ systems. Immunosuppression can increase the risk of hyperinfection syndrome in patients with strongyloidiasis. Strongyloidiasis continues to remain a neglected tropical disease, the diagnosis of which is often overlooked by clinicians and diagnosticians alike. The paucity of published literature from India further accentuates this problem. We hereby present a case report with the aim of elucidating this relatively underreported infection.