STRONGYLOIDES-STERCORALIS IN ROUTINE PAPANICOLAOU-STAINED SPUTUM SMEARS

  • 1 January 1979
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 23  (6) , 471-476
Abstract
Three cases are reported where the initial detection of unsuspected S. stercoralis (an intestinal roundworm) infestation was made on Papanicolaou-stained smears of sputum submitted for routine cytopathology. All cases were subsequently confirmed by the examination of stool specimens. A common factor in the 3 cases was long-term treatment with corticosteroids for chronic respiratory disease. All 3 patients responded to treatment with antihelminthics. The significance of this parasite is discussed, and its appearance in Papanicolaou-stained smears is described and illustrated.

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