Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome following resection of meningioma.
In this report, we present the case of a patient who developed the strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome 3 weeks after an uneventful resection of a sphenoid wing meningioma. She originally presented with symptoms of raised intracranial pressure and was given dexamethasone before surgery. The pathology, diagnosis and management of Strongyloides stercoralis are reviewed.
Macclesfield District General Hospital, Macclesfield, UK. cliff.shelton@nhs.net
Clifford Leigh
CL
Shelton
Timothy
T
Smith
Konstantina
K
Karabatsou
Katherine
K
Ajdukiewicz
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003907:Dexamethasone