Case report of Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection – a lesson for the immunocompromised patients` treatment

Sa？etak Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode that causes chronic gastrointestinal infection. In immunosuppressed patients this persistent disease can lead to disseminated disease and/or hyperinfection that are life threatening conditions. We present a fatal case of S. stercoralis hyperinfection and the appropriate treatment for immunosuppressed patients is discussed