Reactive arthritis induced by Strongyloides stercoralis

Rev Rhum Engl Ed. 1996 Mar;63(3):217-9.

Abstract

Reactive arthritis induced by Strongyloides is exceedingly rare. A case in a 53-year-old man from the Guadeloupe (French Antilles) is reported. The outcome was rapidly favorable under thiabendazole therapy. The cycle of Strongyloides is reviewed, and the contribution of parasites to reactive arthritis in patients with genetic risk factors is discussed. Establishing the correct diagnosis is sometimes difficult but is essential in order to avoid inappropriate administration of corticosteroids that can lead to fatal, multivisceral dissemination of the parasite, particularly in patients with strongyloidiasis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antinematodal Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antinematodal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Arthritis, Reactive / diagnosis
  • Arthritis, Reactive / drug therapy
  • Arthritis, Reactive / parasitology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Strongyloides stercoralis / isolation & purification*
  • Strongyloidiasis / complications*
  • Strongyloidiasis / diagnosis
  • Strongyloidiasis / drug therapy
  • Thiabendazole / administration & dosage
  • Thiabendazole / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Antinematodal Agents
  • Thiabendazole