Arthritis associated with Strongyloides stercoralis

Scand J Infect Dis. 1990;22(2):233-6. doi: 10.3109/00365549009037908.

Abstract

A case of reactive arthritis combined with uveitis associated with a longstanding and heavy infestation with Strongyloides stercoralis is reported in a 32-year-old HTLV-1 positive West Indian man. Stool examination revealed numerous adult worms and larvae. Treatment with thiabendazole and ivermectin resulted in prompt improvement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arthritis, Infectious / complications
  • Arthritis, Infectious / etiology*
  • Blotting, Western
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Feces / parasitology
  • Female
  • HTLV-I Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • Ivermectin / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Recurrence
  • Strongyloidiasis / complications*
  • Strongyloidiasis / drug therapy
  • Thiabendazole / therapeutic use
  • Time Factors
  • Uveitis / complications
  • Uveitis / etiology*

Substances

  • Ivermectin
  • Thiabendazole