title: A rare cause of severe recurrent abdominal pain.
abstract: Recurrent abdominal pain may be enigmatic to solve. We report three cases, presenting after a protracted history of severe recurrent bouts of epigastric pain, impeding daily activities. In all cases, serology for strongyloidiasis stercoralis proved positive. In one case, stool examination was positive for larvae. Treatment with ivermectin or albendazole resulted in complete resolution of abdominal symptoms without recurrence in all three cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Psychosomatic Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Isen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ivens
authors.forename: S F J
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Callens
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meeuwissen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vonck
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vogelaers
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications*