title: Strongyloides stercoralis infection in allogeneic stem cell transplant: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Strongyloides stercoralis infections may be documented in low-endemicity areas, particularly in immigrants from endemic areas. The case of a patient from Bangladesh, an immigrant to Italy who developed a S. stercoralis infection after allogeneic stem cell transplant, is described, and 7 further cases are reviewed. Because of the atypical clinical presentation, the low predictive role of the eosinophil count, and the low sensitivity of the microbiological tests, diagnosis of strongyloidiasis is a challenging problem. When a case of S. stercoralis infection is suspected, previous exposure may be the only clue to guide the diagnostic approach.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Ematologia, Oncologia, Anatomia Patologica e Medicina Rigenerativa, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Iori
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferretti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gabrielli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perrone
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Barberi
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Torelli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Natalino
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scalzulli
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Totino
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Foà
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cancrini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Girmenia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
keywords: Strongyloides stercoralis; allogeneic stem cell transplant; immigrant; parasitological screening