Strongyloides stercoralis in Papanicolaou-stained smears of ascitic fluid.
Filariform larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis were found by cytologic examination in Papanicolaou-stained smears of ascitic fluid in a renal transplant recipient treated with immunosuppressive drugs. The patient developed a fatal hyperinfection of S. stercoralis produced by an autoinfective cycle of the parasite.
D000328:Adult; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D013321:Strongyloides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents