Disseminated Strongyloides stercoralis in AIDS: a report from India.

ABSTRACT

We report a fatal case of disseminated strongyloidiasis masquerading clinically as stage IV caecal malignancy diagnosed at post mortem by needle necropsy. The parasite was seen in the smears from CSF, pleural fluid, ascitic fluid, splenic aspirate, lung aspirate and aspirates from caecal area. Enteric organisms like Group D streptococci and candida sp were also associated. We believe that this is the first report of widespread dissemination of S. stercoralis in AIDS from India.