A case of gastric strongyloidiasis in a Korean patient.
A 69-year-old Korean man was admitted to emergency room with complaints of abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Laboratory tests revealed eosinophilia, anemia, hypoproteinemia, and hyponatremia. The gastric mucosa showed whitish mottled and slightly elevated lesions on the body angle of antrum. Microscopically, chronic gastritis with incomplete intestinal metaplasia was observed. Many adult worms, larvae, and eggs in cross sections were located in the crypts. Furthermore, the filariform larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis with a notched tail were detected through the culture.
Kim
Jin
J
Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Seonam University, Namwon 590-711, Korea. jinkim@tiger.seonam.ac.kr
Joo
Hyun-Soo
HS
Kim
Doo-Hong
DH
Lim
Ho
H
Kang
Yu-Ho
YH
Kim
Myung-Soo
MS
D000368:Aged; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology
D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole