unrecognized strongyloides stercoralis infection in hemodialysis patient with recurrent diarrhea and readmissions

Unrecognized Strongyloides stercoralis Infection in Hemodialysis Patient With Recurrent Diarrhea and Readmissions

Introduction: Strongyloidiasis can vary from asymptomatic infection to life-threatening multisystem disease especially in immunocompromised patients. Although strongyloidiasis is a rare diagnosis in USA, transmission through immigrants and refugees obscured the geographical boundary. The clinical presentations vary widely depending on underlying comorbidities and immuno-

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...

Possible Strongyloides stercoralis infection diagnosed by videocapsule endoscopy in an immunocompetent patient with devastating diarrhea

Strongyloides stercoralis is an endemic parasitic infection of tropical areas, but it is rare in Europe. Most infected immunocompetent patients are asymptomatic, but may present with abdominal pain and diarrhea even several years after acquiring the infection. However, in immunocompromized patients, hyperinfection syndrome has a high mortality rate. Risk factors for the hyperinfection syndrome ...

Strongyloides stercoralis infection: an “exotic” cause of chronic diarrhea

A 69-year-old Caucasian male presented with a 6-month history of watery diarrhea without bleeding or weight loss. The patient had received chemotherapy for lung cancer 2 years before the appearance of his symptoms. His laboratory tests revealed eosinophilia, with an absolute eosinophil count of 1950 cells/μL in peripheral blood, without other inflammatory markers. Stool culture was negative for...

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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...