• Indian J Med Sci · Mar 2006

    Case Reports

    Strongyloides stercoralis infestation in a patient with severe ulcerative colitis.

    • Uday C Ghoshal, George Alexender, Ujjala Ghoshal, Shweta Tripathi, and Narendra Krishnani.
    • Department of Gastroenterology, Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow - 226014, India. ghoshal@sgpgi.ac.in
    • Indian J Med Sci. 2006 Mar 1; 60 (3): 106-10.

    AbstractAsymptomatic infestation with Strongyloides stercoralis, common in the tropics, may result in potentially fatal hyperinfection during treatment with immunosuppressive drugs used to treat patients with severe ulcerative colitis (UC). Hence, importance of early recognition and treatment of this nematode in patients with UC before starting immunosuppressive drugs can not be overemphasized. We report a 23-yrs old man with UC who presented with acute severe attack. Since his UC did not respond to intravenous hydrocortisone over 6 days, oral cyclosporine was started on 7th day after repeating stool microscopy, which revealed larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis. Duodenal aspirate also confirmed presence of multiple larvae. He responded to treatment for Strongyloides stercoralis , continuation of hydrocortisone and cyclosporine. Importance of early diagnosis of infestation with Strongyloides stercoralis while on treatment with immunosuppressive drugs for severe UC is emphasized. Difficulties in diagnosis and management of Strongyloides stercoralis infestation in patients with UC are discussed.

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