title: Intestinal helminthes infestation in pregnancy: a case report and literature review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pregnancy and parasitic infection are globally prevalent conditions that frequently coexist. Most pregnant patients with intestinal parasitic infections may be managed without antiparasitic chemotherapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Shortly after a visit to her nation of origin, a 22-year-old native of Ethiopia presented during her first trimester with gastrointestinal complaints and worms in her stool, which were identified as Taenia. Microscopic examination of her stool also demonstrated Strongyloides stercoralis larvae, likely the residue of an infection that had occurred several years prior to her presentation. She was treated with appropriate antihelmenthic agents, and her subsequent prenatal course has been uncomplicated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ability of Strongyloides to sustain an intestinal infection through autoinvasion and to cause serious disease (hyperinfection syndrome) among certain hosts makes it unique among intestinal helminths. In this case, the patient was treated to manage her symptoms and prevent subsequent Strongyloides hyperinfection.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heaton
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shippey
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Macri
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Macedonia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005002:Ethiopia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000188:drug therapy; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013622:Taeniasis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014481:United States