• 作者：Virginia Ló ; pez Gaona^a ; Juan Carlos Miñ ; ana Climent^a ; ^{minyanamier@tele2.es} ; Eduardo Delgado Parada^a ; Solange Gutié ; rrez Vara^a ; Fernando Vá ; zquez Valdé ; s^b ; Juan José ; Solano Jaurrieta^a
• 关键词：Strongyloides stercoralis ; Eosinofilia ; Diarrea ; Parasitosis
• 刊名：Revista Espa?ola de Geriatr¨ªa y Gerontolog¨ªa
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：May-June 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：44
• 期：3
• 页码：155-158
• 全文大小：164 K

A laboratory finding of eosinophilia in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms should prompt the differential diagnosis of a parasitosis. The diagnosis is based on identification of larvae in three different stool samples. We report the case of an 82-year-old woman who was independent for instrumental and advanced activities of daily living and showed no risk factors for strongyloidiasis who was admitted to our service with diarrhoea and abdominal pain. Blood examination showed peripheral eosinophilia of 38 % . Stool sample revealed Strongyloides stercoralis. In the patient's case history, we found similar clinical features with fluctuating eosinophilia over the previous 8 years. The patient was treated with albendazole, resulting in clinical improvement and elimination of eosinophilia.