Disseminated strongyloidiasis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

José M Olmos; Soledad Gracia; Fernando Villoria; Ricardo Salesa; Jesús González-Macías

doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2004.10.002

Disseminated strongyloidiasis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Eur J Intern Med. 2004 Dec;15(8):529-530. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2004.10.002.

Authors

José M Olmos¹, Soledad Gracia, Fernando Villoria, Ricardo Salesa, Jesús González-Macías

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Universidad de Cantabria, Avenida de Valdecilla s/n, 39008 Santander, Spain.

PMID: 15668090
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2004.10.002

Abstract

We report a case of Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in a Spanish patient who had never traveled to an endemic area and in whom HIV infection and long-term immunosuppressive treatment most likely contributed to the dissemination of strongyloidiasis.