2015
DOI: 10.4103/1319-2442.148752
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Strongyloides stercoralis infection in kidney transplant recipients

Abstract: Strongyloides stercoralis is an uncommon infection in Saudi Arabia. It can establish latency and cause an autoinfection in humans that lasts for years. The infection can get reactivated during immunosuppression and can result in a life-threatening Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome. We present three cases of renal transplant recipients who developed Strongyloides infection following transplantation. A bronchoalveolar lavage specimen, a duodenal biopsy and/or a stool specimen from these patients revealed evi… Show more

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“…Most case reports highlight the fact that donors have been from areas where strongyloidiasis is highly prevalent . Within Saudi Arabia, most reports have come from the Eastern Province . In one report, three cases of post–kidney transplant Strongyloides infection were from the city of Dammam, where BAL specimens, a duodenal biopsy, and stool specimens revealed S. stercoralis larvae .…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Most case reports highlight the fact that donors have been from areas where strongyloidiasis is highly prevalent . Within Saudi Arabia, most reports have come from the Eastern Province . In one report, three cases of post–kidney transplant Strongyloides infection were from the city of Dammam, where BAL specimens, a duodenal biopsy, and stool specimens revealed S. stercoralis larvae .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ivermectin is not currently approved by the SFDA and is not available as a treatment option . Most case reports from Saudi Arabia document treatment with albendazole . Albendazole has an efficacy of 45%‐75% and is considered a second‐line agent .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Esta discusión es importante porque debido a que nuestro país es área endémica para el parasito, podría considerarse evaluar a receptores y donantes en la medida de lo posible; incluso es posible pensar en profilaxis en el receptor. Todo lo anterior esta soportado en la alta mortalidad que presenta esta enfermedad, que llega al 85% y a al 100% en los pacientes en los que se acompaña con bacteriemia (12,13,4). Una razón adicional para considerar el tamizaje en pacientes donantes o receptores de riñón, es que la prevalencia en algunas zonas endémicas puede llegar hasta un 80%.…”
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“…Por otro lado, en la estrongiloidiasis diseminada las larvas se pueden encontrar presentes en otros órganos como el sistema nervioso central, el tracto urinario y el hígado. (1,2,4) Este parasito tiene dos características que le han permitido sobrevivir a lo largo del tiempo de forma eficiente, en primer lugar, puede completar su ciclo de vida fuera de un huésped, a temperaturas húmedas y cálidas de la tierra; y en segundo lugar que pueden causar infecciones asintomáticas crónicas en huéspedes inmunocompetentes (2,3,5). Teniendo en cuenta lo anterior, enfocamos esta revisión a los pacientes inmunosuprimidos especialmente aquellos que se encuentran bajo regímenes de medicamentos post-trasplante, pues en este tipo de pacientes el compromiso inmunológico predispone a estos individuos a presentar HS y estrongiloidiasis diseminada, las cuales modifican críticamente los posibles desenlaces (6).…”
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“…In Saudi Arabia, two cases of donor-derived S. stercoralis infection in kidney transplant patients were also reported. [5] Strongyloidiasis infestation can persist for a lifetime after travel to an endemic region[6] although a case is also reported from a nonendemic region and without any chronic lung disease or known risk factors. [7]…”
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