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Short Report: Gastric Infection by Strongyloides Stercoralis

1994; American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; Volume: 51; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4269/ajtmh.1994.51.339

1476-1645

Rebecca Wurtz, Max Mirot, Gerardo Fronda, C S Peters, Frank E. Kocka,

Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Strongyloides stercoralis ordinarily matures in the human proximal small intestine and embeds in the small intestine mucosal wall where eggs are produced. Although Strongyloides may infect many sites in hyperinfection syndromes, reports of gastric involvement are rare. We report a patient taking prednisone and an H2 blocker who developed hyperinfection syndrome, with mucosal Strongyloides larvae seen in a gastric biopsy.