title: Strongyloides stercoralis infection as a cause of acute granulomatous appendicitis in an HIV-positive patient in Athens, Greece.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Laikon General Hospital and Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Evangelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Felekouras
authors.forename: Michail
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kontos
authors.forename: Vassiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kyriakou
authors.forename: Dimitris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hatzianagnostou
authors.forename: Kyriaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dimaroggona
authors.forename: Efstathios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Papalampros
authors.forename: Theodore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kordossis
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bastounis
mesh_terms: 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*