Gastric perforation caused by Strongyloides stercoralis: a case report

Abstract

Stronglodiasis, Strongyloides stercoralis'in dişi nematodları tarafından oluşturulan bir parazitozdur. S. stercoralis olguların %50'sinde asemptomatik olan ve mideyi etkileyebilen kronik bir enfeksiyon oluşturur. Mide tutulumu genelde gastriti taklit eden bulgulara neden olur. Biz burada 37 yaşındaki kadın hastada S. stercoralis'e bağlı oluş-tuğunu düşündüğümüz bir mide delinmesi olgusunu sunuyoruz.Anahtar Sözcükler: Strongyloides stercoralis; mide tutulumu; delinme.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.

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