Gill G V, Bell D R
Br Med J. 1979 Sep 8;2(6190):572-4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6190.572.
Out of 602 consecutive people who had been prisoners of war in the Far East and were screened for tropical diseases, 88 (15%) were found to have Strongyloides stercoralis infection a mean period of 30 years after their return from the tropics. The classical strongyloid creeping eruption was the most common symptom (84%), while gastrointestinal disturbances were rare (5%). Thiabendazole was highly effective in eradicating the infection. Strongyloidiasis is an important condition, as when the host is immunosuppressed fatal hyperinfection may occur. Many undiagnosed cases of strongyloidiasis must exist among former prisoners of war, and it is thus important to identify and treat these patients.
在602名曾在远东地区当过战俘并接受热带疾病筛查的连续病例中，88人（15%）被发现感染了粪类圆线虫，这是他们从热带地区返回后的平均30年。典型的粪类圆线虫匐行疹是最常见的症状（84%），而胃肠道紊乱则很少见（5%）。噻苯达唑在根除感染方面非常有效。粪类圆线虫病是一种重要的疾病，因为当宿主免疫抑制时可能会发生致命的高度感染。在以前的战俘中肯定存在许多未被诊断出的粪类圆线虫病病例，因此识别并治疗这些患者很重要。
