Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection: an unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleeding

Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2015 Aug;61(4):311-2. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.61.04.311.

Abstract

Strongyloidiasis is a parasitic disease that may progress to a disseminated form, called hyperinfection syndrome, in patients with immunosuppression. The hyperinfection syndrome is caused by the wide multiplication and migration of infective larvae, with characteristic gastrointestinal and/or pulmonary involvement. This disease may pose a diagnostic challenge, as it presents with nonspecific findings on endoscopy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Duodenitis / complications
  • Duodenitis / pathology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Strongyloides stercoralis*
  • Strongyloidiasis / complications
  • Strongyloidiasis / pathology*