Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in a post-renal transplant patient

被引:7
作者
Issa, Hussain [1 ]
Aljama, Mohamad A. [1 ]
Al-Salem, Ahmed H. [2 ]
机构
[1] King Fahad Specialist Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
[2] Matern & Children Hosp, Dept Pediat Surg, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
来源
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL GASTROENTEROLOGY | 2011年 / 4卷
关键词
Strongyloides stercoralis; hyperinfection; immunosuppression;
D O I
10.2147/CEG.S19705
中图分类号
R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
学科分类号
摘要
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.
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