title: Gastric perforation caused by Strongyloides stercoralis: a case report.
abstract: Strongyloidiasis is a parasitosis caused by the female nematode of the Strongyloides stercoralis. S. stercoralis causes a chronic infection that is asymptomatic in 50% of chronically infected patients, and it can also affect the stomach. Gastric involvement causes symptoms mostly mimicking gastritis. We report herein a case of gastric perforation in a 37-year-old woman, which was thought to be caused by S. stercoralis.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey. gurkanoztrk@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Gürkan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oztürk
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aydınlı
authors.forename: Fehmi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Celebi
authors.forename: Nesrin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gürsan
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010439:Peptic Ulcer Perforation / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery