1. Gastric perforation caused by Strongyloides stercoralis: a case report.
- Author
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Oztürk G, Aydınlı B, Celebi F, and Gürsan N
- Subjects
- Abdominal Pain, Adult, Animals, Female, Humans, Peptic Ulcer Perforation surgery, Stomach Ulcer surgery, Strongyloidiasis diagnosis, Strongyloidiasis surgery, Peptic Ulcer Perforation parasitology, Stomach Ulcer parasitology, Strongyloides stercoralis isolation & purification, Strongyloidiasis complications
- Abstract
Strongyloidiasis is a parasitosis caused by the female nematode of the Strongyloides stercoralis. S. stercoralis causes a chronic infection that is asymptomatic in 50% of chronically infected patients, and it can also affect the stomach. Gastric involvement causes symptoms mostly mimicking gastritis. We report herein a case of gastric perforation in a 37-year-old woman, which was thought to be caused by S. stercoralis.
- Published
- 2011