title: Late onset of Strongyloides stercoralis meningitis in a retired Belgian miner.
abstract: We report a rare case of Strongyloides stercoralis meningitis in an immunocompromised patient treated for a lung carcinoma. Despite his Belgian origin, he was infected with S. stercoralis due to his former work as a miner. Although mostly prevalent in (sub)tropical areas, there are temperate regions where this nematode can occur.
authors.affiliation: 1 Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Leuven , Belgium.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pypen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oris
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meeuwissen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vander Laenen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Van Gompel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coppens
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001530:Belgium; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000469:parasitology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008906:Mining; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: Meningitis; Parasitology; Strongyloides stercoralis; Strongyloidiasis