%0 Journal Article
%T Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in a post-renal transplant patient
%A Issa H
%A Aljama MA
%A Al-Salem AH
%J Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology
%D 2011
%I Dove Medical Press
%X Hussain Issa1, Mohamad A Aljama1, Ahmed H Al-Salem21Department of Internal Medicine, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, 2Department of Pediatric Surgery, Maternity and Children Hospital, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaAbstract: 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.Keywords: Strongyloides stercoralis, hyperinfection, immunosuppression
%U http://www.dovepress.com/strongyloides-stercoralis-hyperinfection-in-a-post-renal-transplant-pa-a8757