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A rare case of hematemesis following gastro-duodenal strongyloides infection

Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 2014 Dec;77(4):383-5.

Abstract

We report the case of a 30-year old Black African man with a two-year history of nausea, abdominal discomfort and pruritus due to infection with Strongyloides stercoralis, which was successfully treated, but then complicated by the development of a bleeding pseudo-tumor in the duodenum. A review of the literature was performed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / diagnosis
  • Abdominal Pain / parasitology*
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / diagnosis
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / parasitology*
  • Hematemesis / diagnosis
  • Hematemesis / parasitology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Strongyloides stercoralis*
  • Strongyloidiasis / complications*