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Subcutaneous ivermectin as a safe salvage therapy in Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome: a case report.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16014846     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome due to the acceleration of the autoinfective cycle of the nematode is a life-threatening form of the infection occurring in immunocompromised hosts. Intestinal ileus, which is commonly encountered in this form, may reduce the bioavailability and thus the efficacy of oral anthelminthic drugs used in the treatment of the S. stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome. We report the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous administration of ivermectin in a patient infected with human T cell lymphotropic virus type I with S. stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome who was unresponsive to an oral combination of ivermectin and albendazole.
Authors:
Jerome Pacanowski; Marie Dos Santos; Antoine Roux; Christine LE Maignan; Jacques Guillot; Veronique Lavarde; Muriel Cornet
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene     Volume:  73     ISSN:  0002-9637     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg.     Publication Date:  2005 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-07-14     Completed Date:  2005-09-19     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370507     Medline TA:  Am J Trop Med Hyg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  122-4     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Départements de Microbiologie, Soins Intensifs de Pneumologie, et d'Oncologie Médicale, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Pairs, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Animals
Anthelmintics / therapeutic use*
Cote d'Ivoire / ethnology
Fatal Outcome
France
Humans
Ivermectin / therapeutic use*
Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / complications*
Male
Strongyloides stercoralis*
Strongyloidiasis / complications,  drug therapy*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anthelmintics; 70288-86-7/Ivermectin

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