Infect Chemother.
2003 Dec;35(6):467-470.
A Case of Strongyloidiasis Associated with Intestinal obstruction in a Patient with Alcoholic Liver Disease
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. syhan@daunet.donga.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
- 3Department of Radiology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Abstract
- Human is infected by third stage filariform larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis which is a soil-transmitted nematode. Rhabditiform larvae passed in feces can transform into infectious filariform larvae either directly or after a free living phase of development. Most infected patients may be asymptomatic or have mild cutaneous symptoms or induces non-specific complaints such as moderate abdominal pain, nausea and diarrhea. However, in immunocompromised hosts, the parasite is augmented by autoinfection, resulting in hyperinfection and can disseminate widely and can be fatal. We report a case of strongyloidiasis associated with intestinal obstruction in a patient with alcoholic liver disease.
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