Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in a post-renal transplant patient.

Abstract

Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode that is able to infect the host tissue and persist asymptomatic for many years through autoinfection. It causes life-threatening hyperinfection in immunocompromised hosts. This report describes a rare case of strongyloidiasis in a 40-year-old male following renal transplant, which was diagnosed by colonoscopic biopsy. The literature on the subject is also reviewed.

• Authors: Hussain Issa, Mohamad A Aljama, Ahmed H Al-Salem
• Journal: Clinical and experimental gastroenterology (Clin Exp Gastroenterol) Vol. 4 Pg. 269-71 ( 2011) ISSN: 1178-7023 [Electronic] New Zealand
• PMID: 22235169 (Publication Type: Case Reports)