Disseminated strongyloidiasis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
We report a case of Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in a Spanish patient who had never traveled to an endemic area and in whom HIV infection and long-term immunosuppressive treatment most likely contributed to the dissemination of strongyloidiasis.
M Olmos
José
J
Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Universidad de Cantabria, Avenida de Valdecilla s/n, 39008 Santander, Spain.
Gracia
Soledad
S
Villoria
Fernando
F
Salesa
Ricardo
R
González-Macías
Jesús
J