Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome presenting as mechanical ileus after short-course oral steroids for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation

Kathrin Rothe, Juri Katchanov, Jochen Schneider, Christoph D. Spinner, Veit Phillip, Dirk H. Busch, Dennis Tappe, Rickmer Braren, Roland M. Schmid, Julia Slotta-Huspenina

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Abstract

We report a case of a fatal Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome (SHS) in a migrant from Kenya, who had been living in Germany for three decades. A short-course oral steroid treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbation had been administered four weeks prior to the presentation. The initial clinical and radiological findings suggested a mechanical small bowel obstruction as a cause of ileus. Our case highlights the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion for strongyloidiasis in patients from endemic areas even years after they left the country of origin. It demonstrates that even a five-day course of prednisolone is able to trigger SHS in patients with underlying strongyloidiasis. History of frequent previous administration of oral prednisolone for COPD exacerbations in our case raises the question why and how the last steroid regimen provoked SHS. SHS can present with multiple gastrointestinal symptoms including ileus and the absence of eosinophilia during the whole course of the disease should not lower the level of suspicion in the appropriate clinical setting.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer102087
FachzeitschriftParasitology International
Jahrgang76
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PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Juni 2020

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