Comment about nephrotic syndrome in association with strongyloidiasis

Strongyloides stercoralis −Associated Tip Variant Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

“…Glomerular diseases associated with StrS have rarely been reported. A total of 18 cases of StrS-associated nephrotic syndrome have been reported in the literature 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 and are summarized in Table 1 .…”

“…2010 26 69 M MCD Yes Ivermectin Yes Died Li Cavoli et al. 2011 27 25 M MCD Yes Albendazole Yes Survived Current case 36 M FSGS No Ivermectin Yes Survived F, female; FSGS, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; M, male; MCD, minimal change disease; MPGN, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis; NB, no biopsy. …”

“…Minimal change disease is the most common glomerular disease, reported in 8 patients with StrS infection. 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 22 , 24 , 26 , 27 Most of these patients received corticosteroid treatment. To the best of our knowledge only 1 case of StrS-associated FSGS has been reported in the literature.…”