Strongyloidiasis Presenting as Yellowish Nodules in Colonoscopy of an Immunocompetent Patient
Clinical Endoscopy
; : 80-82, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
Strongyloides stercoralis is endemic to tropical and subtropical regions, and infections are usually asymptomatic. However, immunocompromised patients, such as those receiving immunosuppressive therapy, high-dose steroids, or chemotherapy, can develop fatal hyperinfections. An 84-year-old man without any symptoms was diagnosed with strongyloidiasis during a regular screening colonoscopy. His medical history only involved a gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer 6 months previously. Few cases have been published about asymptomatic strongyloidiasis diagnosed in an immunocompetent host via endoscopic mucosal resection with characteristic colonoscopic findings. We report a case of colon-involved asymptomatic strongyloidiasis with specific colonic findings of yellowish-white nodules. This finding may be an important marker of S. stercoralis infection, which could prevent hyperinfections.
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Main subject:
Steroids
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Stomach Neoplasms
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Strongyloidiasis
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Mass Screening
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Colonoscopy
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Immunocompromised Host
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Strongyloides stercoralis
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Colon
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Drug Therapy
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Clinical Endoscopy
Year:
2019
Type:
Article