[Strongyloidiasis in patients with pemphigus foliaceus]

In 30 patients with foliaceus pemphigus the frequency of strongyloidiasis was 40%, by three Baermann-Moraes examination. In the "Hospital do Pênfigo", for patients with pemphigus of Uberaba, the frequencies of strongyloidiasis in the employees (n = 14) and students (n = 47), of the annexed nursery, also were high, respectively 35.7% and 23.4%. In 7(58.3) of 12 samples from the soil of the hospital courtyard were found free-life forms of Strongyloides. The environmental factor and the susceptibility of the patients were associated with the high transmission of the strongyloidiasis.