Autoinfection caused by Strongyloides stercoralis frequently becomes a life-long disease unless it is effectively treated. There is overlapping histomorphology between Strongyloides colitis and inflammatory bowel disease; a low index of suspicion can lead to misdiagnosis and fatal consequences. We present a case of Strongyloides colitis mimicking the clinical and pathologic features of inflamma...

The presence of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been described previously. Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome (SHS) that usually develops in patients under immunosuppressive therapy may affect a variety of organs, but the presentation with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is rare with only a few cases described in the l...

Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode, which can cause complications in immune-compromised hosts. We present a rare case of intestinal obstruction due to mesenteric lymphadenopathy, a complication due to strongyloidiasis, developing in a male subject chronically receiving corticosteroid for pemphigus vulgaris. DNA was extracted from biopsied lymph nodes containing nematode larvae ...

conclusions clinical features of strongyloidiasis are nonspecific, and a high index of suspicion is necessary for early diagnosis and to improve the poor prognosis of patients with hyperinfection syndrome due to s. stercoralis. results s. stercoralis is an intestinal nematode that can survive in asymptomatic form in its human host for decades after the initial infection. however, this geohelmin...

j u n e 2 0 1 3 , v o l . 7 1 , n o 5 © Van Zuiden Communications B.V. All rights reserved. To the Editor, Papendorp et al. described a patient with disseminated Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection after steroid use. The case underscores the necessity of a complete travel history before starting high-dose steroids. I would like to point out that Strongyloides has also been endemic in areas...