Incidental diagnosis of strongyloidiasis in a patient with hepatic metastasis

Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted helminth infecting humans that can cause hyperinfection and disseminated disease in the immunocompromised host. This case report describes 56-year-old patient, diagnosed with hepatic metastasis, who was screened for strongyloidiasis by faecal culture. The agar plate culture became positive on third day of incubation, demonstrating characteristic tracks yielding rhabditiform larvae. charcoal Harada-Mori cultures were negative. patient treated albendazole 7 days but declined further follow up.