title: Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in a post-renal transplant patient.
abstract: Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode that is able to infect the host tissue and persist asymptomatic for many years through autoinfection. It causes life-threatening hyperinfection in immunocompromised hosts. This report describes a rare case of strongyloidiasis in a 40-year-old male following renal transplant, which was diagnosed by colonoscopic biopsy. The literature on the subject is also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hussain
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Issa
authors.forename: Mohamad A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Aljama
authors.forename: Ahmed H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Al-Salem