Pornsuriyasak, PrapapornNiticharoenpong, KannikaSakapibunnan, Atipoom2009-05-272009-05-272004-09-04Pornsuriyasak P, Niticharoenpong K, Sakapibunnan A. Disseminated strongyloidiasis successfully treated with extended duration ivermectin combined with albendazole: a case report of intractable strongyloidiasis. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2004 Sep; 35(3): 531-4http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/32824The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.We describe a patient with an overlapping syndrome disseminated strongyloidiasis and gram-negative sepsis. She was previously treated with albendazole 400 mg/day 14 days before admission without success. This admission, she was treated with a combination of oral ivermectin (injectable solution form), with a dosage of 200-400 microg/kg/day, and albendazole for 14 days. Strongyloides larvae disappeared from the stool by day 4 and from the sputum by day 10. No side effects were encountered during hospitalization or at the 1-month follow-up visit.engAlbendazole --therapeutic useAnimalsAnthelmintics --supply & distributionDrug Therapy, CombinationFeces --parasitologyFemaleHumansIntestinal Diseases, Parasitic --drug therapyIvermectin --supply & distributionLarva --parasitologyMiddle AgedParasite Egg CountSepsis --complicationsStrongyloides stercoralis --drug effectsStrongyloidiasis --bloodThailandTreatment OutcomeVasculitis --complicationsCase Reports