Pulmonary strongyloidiasis. Diagnosis by Sputum Gram Stain

Creator(s)

Brian Smith, VA Medical Center
Abraham Verghese, VA Medical Center
Charles Guiterrez, VA Medical Center
William Dralle, VA Medical Center
Steven L. Berk, VA Medical Center

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1985

Description

Sputum Gram stain was diagnostic for pulmonary strongyloidiasis in four patients from Tennessee with chronic obstructive lung disease treated with steroids. The case reports of these patients and photomicrographs of the larval forms by Gram stain are presented. Sputum Gram stain may be a useful procedure to screen for pulmonary strongyloidiasis in steroid-treated patients with chronic lung disease who come from an endemic area.

Citation Information

Smith, Brian; Verghese, Abraham; Guiterrez, Charles; Dralle, William; and Berk, Steven L.. 1985. Pulmonary strongyloidiasis. Diagnosis by Sputum Gram Stain. The American Journal of Medicine. Vol.79(5). 663-666. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9343(85)90068-3 PMID: 2414988 ISSN: 0002-9343