Paralytic ileus due to strongyloidiasis: case report and review of the literature.
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.
Nonaka
D
D
Department of Internal Medicine, Sawara Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Takaki
K
K
Tanaka
M
M
Umeno
M
M
Takeda
T
T
Yoshida
M
M
Haraguch
Y
Y
Okada
K
K
Sawae
Y
Y
D000368:Aged; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy