Brief ReportL‐Dopa Malabsorption in a Parkinsonian Patient with Strongyloides stercoralis Duodenitis
作者:
Mabel Gatto,
Manuel Pardal,
Marcelo Melero,
Cristina Zurru,
Clara Scorticati,
Federico Micheli,
期刊:
Clinical Neuropharmacology
(OVID Available online 1994)
卷期:
Volume 17,
issue 1
页码: 96-98
ISSN:0362-5664
年代: 1994
出版商: OVID
关键词: Parkinson's disease;L-dopa;Strongyloides stercoralis;Duodenitis;Parasitosis
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Summary: We report a parkinsonian patient initially responding to L-dopa who developed a severe loss of drug efficacy due to Strongyloides stercoralis duodenitis. The patient was put on mebendazole and metronidazole, and the parasitosis abated, allowing L-dopa reduction by 33%. Our patient illustrates the advisability of searching for Strongyloides stercoralis when L-dopa malabsorption is suspected in Parkinson's disease.
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