Ascites with Strongyloides stercoralis in a patient with acute alcoholic pancreatitis and liver cirrhosis.
Infection with Strongyloides stercoralis (S. stercoralis) is rarely reported in temperate countries. In addition, there are few reported cases of patients with ascites with S. stercoralis worldwide, usually in immunocompromised subjects. We present the case of a young patient with alcoholic liver disease and acute pancreatitis, who developed ascites with S. stercoralis. The patient had no evident immunosupression (HIV negative and absence of immunosupressive therapy). This is the first reported case where acute pancreatitis could have precipitated infection of ascitic fluid with S. stercoralis.
Drug
Vasile
V
University of Medicine and Pharmacy Gr. T. Popa, Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Iasi, Romania. vasidrug@email.com
Haliga
Raluca
R
Akbar
Qasim
Q
Mihai
Catalina
C
Cijevschi Prelipcean
Cristina
C
Stanciu
Carol
C
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D019512:Pancreatitis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications*; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000209:etiology*