I have stumbled upon this article, which
write about a lady, who had infection of
the parasitic worms. (helminths -
stercolaris). Here is an interesting quote
form the article:
The Internet Journal of Rheumatology
"Strongyloides Stercoralis Infection
Presenting With Severe Malabsorption And
Arthritis In An Immune Competent Host"
http://www
.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=jou
rnals/ijrh/vol2n2/strongyloides.xml
"Compared to protozoa, helminths such as
S. stercoralis are more frequently
associated with musculoskeletal
involvement. This may be due to their
greater antigen complexity and
invasiveness [ 20 ]. The mechanism
underlying the arthritis associated with
S. stercoralis infection in our patient is
unclear. One possibility suggested by her
MRI scan is direct invasion of her joints.
This is a rare event. Indeed, only one
case of S. stercoralis associated
arthritis reported actual presence of the
organism in the joint [ 12 ]."
--
12. Akoglu T, Tuncer I, Erken E, Gurcay A,
Ozer FL, Ozcan K. Parasitic arthritis
induced by Strongyloides stercoralis. Ann
Rheum Dis. 1984;43:523-52-
--
According to NIH, North American
population is not not predisposed to this
kind of infection. However, Reuters
reports that Strongyloidiasis is caused by
a threadworm that lives throughout the
body and infects 68,000 to 100,000 people.
It may cause a hyper-immune reaction in
some people.
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCri
sis/idUSN24359949
"Worms, parasites drain US poor, expert
says"
