Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in a post-renal transplant patient

rongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in a post-renal transplant patient Case report (1978) Total Article Views Authors: Issa H, Aljama MA, Al-Salem AH Published Date November 2011 Volume 2011:4 Pages 269 - 271 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CEG.S19705 Hussain Issa1, Mohamad A Aljama1, Ahmed H Al-Salem2 1Department of Internal Medicine, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, 2Department of Pediatric Surgery, Maternity and Children Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia Abstract: 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.