Happy ending of life-threatening upper GI bleeding.
Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode in humans, and estimated about tens of millions of people are infected worldwide. This parasite is endemic in tropical or temperate and subtropical climates like Bangladesh. The authors report a 33-year-old man who presented with recurrent life-threatening upper gastrointestinal bleeding from gastric infection by S stercoralis.
Department of Internal Medicine, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Quazi Tarikul
QT
Islam
Mahmudur Rahman
MR
Siddiqui
Md Anisur
MA
Rahman
Syed Salahuddin
SS
Ahmed
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications*