title: A case of fatal gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to hyperinfection withStrongyloides stercoralis.
abstract: Strongyloides stercoralisis an intestinal nematode with a complex life cycle. It is usually asymptomatic in healthy host however it may be a life threatening condition in immunocompromised patients when hyperinfection is associated with disseminated disease. However, reports of gastric involvement are rare. This is a case report of fatal gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to hyperinfection withS. stercoralisin a Burmawi male patient after brief corticosteroid therapy.
authors.affiliation: Parasitology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt ; Laboratory Consultant of Medical Parasitology, Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Dina Abdallah
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Zaghlool
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University (Girls), Cairo, Egypt ; Consultant Histopathology, Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Amal Ali
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt ; Laboratory Specialist of Microbiology, Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Asmaa Moustafa
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Moustafa
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Disease, Benha Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt ; Consultant Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Disease, Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Wael Ahmed
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Shahin
keywords: Case report; Disseminated strongyloidiasis; Hyperinfection; Strongyloides stercoralis