Infiltrating Strongyloides stercoralis presenting as duodenal obstruction

Indian J Gastroenterol. 2005 Jul-Aug;24(4):173-4.

Abstract

Small intestinal obstruction due to Strongyloides stercoralis is rare and has not been reported in an immunocompetent patient. We describe a 70-year-old immunocompetent man presenting with duodenal obstruction secondary to severe S. stercoralis infestation, as documented on duodenal biopsy. He was treated with ivermectin, with which he recovered remarkably.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Albendazole / therapeutic use
  • Animals
  • Anthelmintics / therapeutic use
  • Duodenal Obstruction / drug therapy
  • Duodenal Obstruction / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Strongyloides stercoralis*
  • Strongyloidiasis / diagnosis*
  • Strongyloidiasis / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anthelmintics
  • Albendazole