Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in a post-renal transplant patient

Abstract

Hussain Issa1, Mohamad A Aljama1, Ahmed H Al-Salem21Department of Internal Medicine, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, 2Department of Pediatric Surgery, Maternity and Children Hospital, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaAbstract: Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode that is able to infect the host tissue and persist asymptomatic for many years through autoinfection. It causes life-threatening hyperinfection in immunocompromised hosts. This report describes a rare case of strongyloidiasis in a 40-year-old male following renal transplant, which was diagnosed by colonoscopic biopsy. The literature on the subject is also reviewed.Keywords: Strongyloides stercoralis, hyperinfection, immunosuppression