title: A case of Strongyloides stercoralis and mesenteric tuberculous infection with acute abdominal pain in an HIV-positive patient.
abstract: We describe an HIV-positive female patient who had acute abdominal pain as the initial presentation of Strongyloides stercoralis infection. The diagnosis was established by identifying rhabditiform larvae in stool. She also had intra-abdominal tuberculosis without intestinal perforation. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of such a presentation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas-Houston Medical School, USA.
authors.forename: Guy R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: De la Rosa
authors.forename: Agadadash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuliev
authors.forename: Ben J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Barnett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D015766:Albendazole