title: Fulminant gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in an AIDS patient.
abstract: Strongyloides stercoralis is an endemic nematode to tropical and subtropical regions of the globe. The parasite is capable of autoinfection, which is limited by an intact immune response. In immunocompromised hosts, hyperinfection and dissemination can occur and have a high index of mortality. A hyperinfection syndrome with dissemination is frequently associated with corticosteroid administration and other conditions (malignancies and organ transplantation). Interestingly, although strongyloidiasis is common among AIDS patients in endemic areas, the hyperinfection syndrome is rarely noted. We report here on a rare manifestation of fulminant gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to hyperinfection of strongyloidiasis in a female drug-abusing, alcoholic HIV/AIDS patient.
authors.affiliation: Divisão de Moléstias Infecciosas e Tropicais, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. vbollela@gmail.com
authors.forename: Valdes Roberto
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Bollela
authors.forename: Cinara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feliciano
authors.forename: André Costa
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Ana Carolina Ribeiro
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Junqueira
authors.forename: Marcos Antonio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications*; D015163:Superinfection / Q000469:parasitology*; D055815:Young Adult