STRONGYLOIDIASIS AND AIDS

We are reporting a new case of lethal strongyloidiasis of an HIV-infec ted patient. After discussion of the actual classification, dividing s trongyloidiasis in an intestinal form, hyperinfestation and systemic s trongyloidiasis, we try to apply this classification on the aquired im munodeficiency syndrome by doing a review of the published cases so fa r. This review shows the limits of the current classification. Treatem ent actually consists of thiabenadazole or ivermectine, but survival i s scarce. A systematic research of strongyloidiasis seems to be useful in HIV-infected patients living or having lived in endemic aereas.