[Clinical study on symptoms in patients with strongyloidiasis]

Kansenshogaku Zasshi. 1992 Oct;66(10):1378-82. doi: 10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi1970.66.1378.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We treated strongyloidiasis patients and obtained the following results: Of the 299 patients (184 males and 115 females), 81 patients (27.1%) had no complaints before treatment, 218 patients complaints of some symptoms, including arthralgia and/or lumbago (28.4%), abdominal pain and/or borborygmus (19.3%), numbness of extremities (18.1%), constipation (16.3%) and itching (15.7). We treated 219 patients with mebendazole and symptoms improved after treatment described below: Thirty-seven of the 63 patients (58.7%) with arthralgia and/or lumbago improved. Twenty-seven of the 36 patients (75.0%) with numbness of extremities improved. Thirty-one of the 32 patients (96.9%) with heartburn improved. We treated 26 patients with mebendazole plus thiabendazole and twelve of 14 patients (85.7%) with abdominal pain and/or borborygmus were improved after treatment. We treated 54 patients with ivermectin and five of 18 patients (27.8%) with arthralgia and/or lumbago were improved after treatment.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Arthritis, Reactive / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mebendazole / administration & dosage
  • Middle Aged
  • Strongyloides stercoralis*
  • Strongyloidiasis / complications
  • Strongyloidiasis / drug therapy*
  • Thiabendazole / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Mebendazole
  • Thiabendazole