Hyperinfection by Strongyloides Stercoralis

• Published in: Oman medical journal Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 163 - 166
• Main Authors: Pillai , G. Rajasekharan, Al-Mammari , Said, Gokhale , Uday A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Muscat - Oman Oman Medical Specialty Board 01.04.2010
• Subjects: DIGESTIVE DISORDERS; HELMINTHS; hyperinfection; INFECTION; NEMATODA; OMAN; PATIENTS; stercoralis; STERCULIA; STOMACH DISEASES; STRONGYLIDAE; Strongyloides; أمراض المعدة; الأسطوانيات (فصيلة); الإضطرابات الهضمية; البرازية; الخيطيات (مجموعة); الديدان; العدوى; المرضى; عمان

Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode with a complex life cycle capable of a free living cycle, a parasitic cycle and auto-infection. It is usually asymptomatic in a healthy host but causes life threatening hyperinfection involving multiple organs in immunocompromised patients. However...