title: [Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome in a patient with Behçet's Disease].
abstract: Strongyloides stercoralis is endemic in the tropical and subtropical areas of the world. It is a soil-transmitted intestinal nematode affecting anywhere from 30 to 100 million people worldwide. Strongyloides stercoralis is capable of causing autoinfection, which increases larval migration and proliferation in the host. This condition may lead to hyperinfection syndrome which has the potential to cause serious life threatening complications, especially in immunosuppressed patients. Thus, Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome should be suspected if there are clinical clues including gastrointestinal tract symptoms (abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea), respiratory tract symptoms (cough, dyspnoea, wheezing, haemoptysis), skin symptoms (pruritus, erythema) and peripheral eosinophilia in a patient with underlying risk factors. Herein, we report a case of Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome in a patient with Behçet's Disease on immunosuppressive treatment.
authors: Erciyes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Kayseri, Turkey. insu2004@yahoo.com
authors: Insu
authors: I
authors: Yılmaz
authors: Banu
authors: B
authors: Cağlar
authors: Bengü Nisa
authors: BN
authors: Akay
authors: Gamze
authors: G
authors: Alkız
authors: Ayşe
authors: A
authors: Boyvat
authors: Aynur
authors: A
authors: Akyol
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003967:Diarrhea; D004802:Eosinophilia; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents