An unusual cause of ascites: Strongyloides stercoralis

J Clin Gastroenterol. 2014 Mar;48(3):301-2. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3182aa1184.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / immunology
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / parasitology*
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / therapy
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Antiparasitic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Ascites / diagnosis
  • Ascites / immunology
  • Ascites / parasitology*
  • Ascites / therapy
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Ivermectin / therapeutic use
  • Paracentesis
  • Shock, Septic / parasitology
  • Strongyloides stercoralis / isolation & purification*
  • Strongyloidiasis / diagnosis
  • Strongyloidiasis / immunology
  • Strongyloidiasis / parasitology*
  • Strongyloidiasis / therapy
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antiparasitic Agents
  • Ivermectin