Strongyloides Hyperinfection in an Elderly Patient Treated for Stomach Cancer.
10.4235/jkgs.2014.18.4.241
- Author:
Young Min RAH
1
;
Su A YUN
;
Hee Jung YOON
;
Seung Yun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Infectious Diseases, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. yhj822@medimail.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Strongyloides stercoralis;
Stomach neoplasms;
Ivermectin;
Parasitology
- MeSH:
Aged*;
Ascites;
Gastrectomy;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Ivermectin;
Korea;
Life Cycle Stages;
Parasitology;
Stomach Neoplasms*;
Strongyloides stercoralis;
Strongyloides*;
Strongyloidiasis
- From:Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
2014;18(4):241-245
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode with a complex life cycle, including a free living cycle, a parasitic cycle, and an auto-infection cycle. S. stercolaris infection may occur in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals. It is usually asymptomatic and undetectable for decades in a healthy host. In immunocompromised patient, however, it may cause life threatening hyperinfection involving multiple organs. In Korea, several cases of Strongyloides hyperinfection have been reported since 1959. However, reports with gastric involvement and peritoneal invasion are rare. This is a report of gastric strongyloidiasis hyperinfection identified at ascites in an elderly patient who had subtotal gastrectomy due to stomach cancer.
