Infiltrating Strongyloides stercoralis presenting as duodenal obstruction.
Small intestinal obstruction due to Strongyloides stercoralis is rare and has not been reported in an immunocompetent patient. We describe a 70-year-old immunocompetent man presenting with duodenal obstruction secondary to severe S. stercoralis infestation, as documented on duodenal biopsy. He was treated with ivermectin, with which he recovered remarkably.
Suvarna
Deepak
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Department of Gastroenterology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Lane, Elamakkara P O, Cochin 682 026, India. gastro@aimshospital.org
Mehta
Rajiv
R
Sadasivan
Shine
S
Raj
V V
VV
Balakrishnan
V
V
D000368:Aged; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole