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Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection causing eosinophilic ascites
Author(s) -
Shukla Shailaja,
Chauhan Richa,
Wadhwa Shveta,
Sehgal Shivali,
Singh Smita
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.23281
Subject(s) - strongyloides stercoralis , medicine , strongyloidiasis , ascites , paracentesis , peritoneal cavity , pleural effusion , diabetes mellitus , gastroenterology , dermatology , immunology , surgery , helminths , endocrinology
Strongyloidiasis is associated with Strongyloides stercoralis, an intestinal nematode with greater prevalence in tropical and subtropical regions. Hyperinfection syndrome with dissemination may occur in immunosuppressed individuals. However, invasion of peritoneal cavity with peritoneal effusion is rarely reported in the literature. We report a case of S. stercoralis hyperinfection in a young alcoholic patient with Diabetes mellitus, liver disease and ascites. Diagnostic paracentesis showed numerous filariform larvae of S. stercoralis against a background of eosinophils. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2015;43:731–733. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.