Eosinophilic ascites due to Strongyloides stercoralis.
We report the case of a patient with eosinophilic ascites in whom filariform larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis were found in smears of the ascitic fluid. The ascites resolved after therapy with albendazole. Eosinophilic ascites can rarely result from parasitic infections including Strongyloides stercoralis.
Lawate
Parimal
P
Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Jehangir Hospital, Pune 411001, Maharashtra, India [corrected] parimallawate@vsnl.net
Singh
Shivaram Prasad
SP
D000818:Animals; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology