title: Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection: an unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleeding.
abstract: Strongyloidiasis is a parasitic disease that may progress to a disseminated form, called hyperinfection syndrome, in patients with immunosuppression. The hyperinfection syndrome is caused by the wide multiplication and migration of infective larvae, with characteristic gastrointestinal and/or pulmonary involvement. This disease may pose a diagnostic challenge, as it presents with nonspecific findings on endoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo Octávio Frias de Oliveira, São Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Juliana Trazzi
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Rios
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo Octávio Frias de Oliveira, São Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Matheus Cavalcante
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo Octávio Frias de Oliveira, São Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Bruno Costa
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo Octávio Frias de Oliveira, São Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Elisa Ryoka
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São paulo, São Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Adriana Vaz
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Safatle-Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São paulo, São Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo Octávio Frias de Oliveira, São Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Felipe Alves
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Retes
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São paulo, São Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Fauze
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maluf-Filho
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D004382:Duodenitis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*