• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.51-55
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• 2005

The autoinfective filariform larva of Strongyloides stercoralis causes hyperinfection in immunosuppressed hosts. Here we report on the case of a male patient who was admitted to the emergency room at Gwangju Veterans Hospital with a complaint of dyspnea, and who was receiving corticosteroid therapy for asthma. Many slender larvae of S. stercoralis with a notched tail were detected in Papanicolaou stained sputum. They measured $269\pm21.2{\mu}m$ in length and $11\pm0.6{\mu}m$ in width. The esophagus extended nearly half of the body length. The larvae were identified putatively as autoinfective third-stage filariform larvae, and their presence was fatal. The autoinfective filariform larva of S. stercoralis has not been previously reported in Korea.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.117-120
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• 1999

Strongyloidiasis has been rdcognized as one of the life-threatening parasitic infections in the immunocompromised patients. We report an intestinal infection case of Strongyloides stercoralis in a 61-year-old man. Rhabditiform larvae were detected in the stool examination and developed to filariform larvae having a notched tail through the Harada-Mori filter paper culture.The patient received five courses of albendazole therapy but not cured of strongyloidiasis.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.145-149
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• 2006

Three cases of cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) were diagnosed in a returnee from a trip to Thailand and in 2 domestic farmers during July and September, 2003. The linear and serpiginous skin lesions on the lower extremities were presented in all 3 cases. Routine laboratory findings were normal. In the imported case, a $650\times30{\mu}m$ sized filariform nematode larva, presumably a species of hookworm, was detected in the lesion. All cases were treat-ed with 400 mg albendazole once daily for 3-5 days, and their skin lesions gradually improved. In the present study, a causative agent of CLM was isolated for the first time in the Republic of Korea. Moreover, we speculate that CLM is prevalent in farmers who are in frequent contact with soil in the Republic of Korea.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.105-110
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• 1983

대구시내의 비륭 시장에서 엽채류 등 상치 열무 및 배추를 구입하여 기생충란과 유충의 부착상을 1982연 7월부터 1983연 6월까지 1연간에 걸쳐서 조사하여 이(1969)와 최·이(1972)의 조사성적과 비교하였다. 율소엽은 단단한 솔로 세척하여 부착된 기생충의 종유, 부착률 및 채소 200g당 기생충란의 평균 부착수를 조사하였다. 채소엽에서 4종의 기생기란 회충, 모양선충, 구직및 간흡충란과 2종의 유충 기충의 사상 및 간상유충을 찾아 볼 수 있었다. 이 중 회충란의 부착률은 4.2%로서 가장 높았으며 다음은 구충란으로서 3.6%였다. 채소 2009당 회충란의 부착수는 열무 0.6f권, 상치 및 배추는 각각 0.3개였고 기충의 사상발충은 열무 0.4%, 상치 0.3개, 배추 0.1개였으며 간상유충은 열무 0.2%, 상치 0.1%, 배추 0.05개로서 간상유충보다 사상유충이 많이 부착되어 있었다. 이(1969)와 최·이(1972)의 조사성적에서는 채소 200g당 회충란의 부착수는 열무 7.5%, 상치 3.1%, 배추 0.5개였는데 비하여 이번 조사성속에서는 열무 0.6개, 상치 및 배추는 각각 0.3개로서 심히 감소되었음을 나타내었다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.236-240
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• 1985

A case of Strongyloides stercoralis infection was experienced in a 73-year old Korean female patient, was hospitalized with relapse of cholecystitis. The patient developed cough and dyspnea 17 days after the admission. On the 27th hospitalized day, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain started. A number of parasitic larvae were incubated at $25^{\circ}C$ for 2 days. Typical fork tailed filariform larvae of S. stercoralis (Bavay, 1876) Stiles and Hassall, 1902, were identified after cultivation. There was no improvement of diarrhoea after the medication with mebendasole. After the administration of thiabendazole, however, diarrhoea was stopped. On the 6th day of medication, S. stercoralis larvae was no more detected, and thereafter no larva was observed by repeated stool examinations upto 2 months after chemotherapy. The patient had the history of administration of steroid for articular rheumatism. Therfore this ,case seems to be a hyperinfection of S. stercoralis due to an autoinfection and to be the first report on the hyperinfected strongyloidiasis in Korea. Related literature was briefly reviewed.