RT Book, Section
A1 Oberhelman, Richard A.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7031113
T1 Chapter 330. Strongyloidiasis
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7031113
RD 2024/04/24
AB Strongyloidiasis  is  an  intestinal  parasitic  infection  caused  by  the  roundworm  Strongyloides  stercoralis.  Strongyloides  has  a  unique  ability  to  replicate  within  its  host  and  behave  as  a  potentially  fatal  opportunistic  pathogen  in  patients  who  are  immunocompromised,  particularly  in  those  receiving  corticosteroids.  The  global  prevalence  of  strongyloidiasis  is  estimated  to  be  30  to  100  million  cases.1Strongyloides  infections  are  endemic  in  most  tropical  regions  of  the  world,  with  hyperendemic  areas  in  Brazil  and  central  Africa.  Endemic  foci  are  also  found  in  certain  temperate  areas  such  as  the  south-central  United  States  (especially  eastern  Kentucky  and  rural  Tennessee)  and  both  western  and  eastern  Europe.  Most  infections  diagnosed  in  temperate  climates  were  acquired  by  travel  in  the  tropics.  Humans  are  the  principal  host,  but  dogs,  cats,  and  other  animals  may  be  reservoirs.2