Strongyloides stercoralis infection as a cause of acute granulomatous appendicitis in an HIV-positive patient in Athens, Greece.
A case of acute granulomatous appendicitis due to Strongyloides stercoralis infection in an HIV-positive patient is described. To our knowledge this is the first case presented in the literature.
Felekouras
Evangelos
E
Department of Surgery, Laikon General Hospital and Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
Kontos
Michail
M
Kyriakou
Vassiliki
V
Hatzianagnostou
Dimitris
D
Dimaroggona
Kyriaki
K
Papalampros
Efstathios
E
Kordossis
Theodore
T
Bastounis
Elias
E
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology*; D006115:Greece; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology*; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications*