title: Paralytic ileus due to strongyloidiasis: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a rare case of a patient with ileus due to Strongyloides infection that occurred four times within a six-month period. The ileus was improved by treatment with ivermectin and there has not been a recurrence of the symptoms within the last two years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Sawara Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nonaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Umeno
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Haraguch
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawae
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy