STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS: A RARE CASE DIAGNOSED WITH ESOPHAGEAL SWAB SAMPLE

Gastric Strongyloides Stercoralis in a Patient with Inflammatory Myopathy

Strongyloides stercoralis is a free living tropical and semitropical soil nematode which its larva penetrates skin. It can complete its life cycle in human body and causes autoinfection. Most patients have no frank symptoms. But respiratory, gastrointestinal and skin manifestation may occur. We report a 76 year old man admitted to emergency room with muscle weakness, dyspnea, nausea, v...

Hyperinfection syndrome with Strongyloides stercoralis.

A case is reported of hyperinfection syndrome with Strongyloides stercoralis, with symptoms, signs and radiological appearances which led to a diagnosis of duodenal ulcer.

rare case of strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in a greek patient with chronic eosinophilia

strongyloidiasis is a disease characterized by a diverse spectrum of unspecific manifestations that complicate its diagnosis. although, the course of its chronic form is usually benign, in cases of immunosuppression, iatrogenic or not, it can evolve to a hyperifection syndrome with even fatal complications. herein, we report a case of strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in a greek patient ...

Strongyloides stercoralis infection.

Pulmonary Strongyloides stercoralis infection

The 17-year-old male patient presented with fever, weakness, dyspnea and weight loss. His chest radiography demonstrated diffuse reticulonodular density, and high-resolution lung tomography indicated diffuse micronodules and prevalent ground-glass pattern. The findings were consistent with miliary involvement. The patient underwent examinations for rheumatology, immunology, cytology and infecti...