STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS HYPERINFECTION IN AN IATROGENICALLY IMMUNOSUPPRESSED PATIENT: A CASE REPORT
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS) - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
We report a case of Strongyloides stercoralis infection of the stomach in an elderly male patient who was on corticosteroids for six months. The patient presented with epigastric pain associated loss of appetite and loss of weight. The patient underwent upper endoscopy, and his gastric antral biopsy showed superficial ulcerations of the gastric mucosa with adult worms of Strongyloides stercoralis in the crypts of the gastric antrum. Stool sample showed the larval forms of Strongyloides. The patient was treated with Ivermectin in a dose of 200µg/kg/day PO for two days, same treatment was repeated after two weeks. Prednisone was tapered and stopped.
Authors and Affiliations
Shafiq Syed| DM Resident, Department of Pathology, Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute, Enathur, Kanchipuram, Corresponding author email: syed.dr.s@gmail.com, Ramathilakam B| Professor and HOD, Department of Medical Gastroenterology,Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute, Enathur, Kanchipuram, Prakash| Professor and HOD, Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute, Enathur, Kanchipuram, Geetha| Professor and HOD, Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute, Enathur, Kanchipuram, Devipriya G| Postgraduate student, Department of Pathology, Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute, Enathur, Kanchipuram
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