Intestinal malabsorption in Strongyloides stercoralis infestation.

Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth in Strongyloidiasis

“…Heartburn, abdominal pain (usually epigastric) and bloating are the most frequent symptoms reported [2, 7. 8], Most patients also report the occurrence of diar rhea, and sometimes steatorrhea can be de tected [9][10][11], Hypochlorhydria, intestinal hypomotility and humoral and/or cellular immunological deficiencies have already been described in strongyloidiasis [6,9,[11][12][13][14], and it has been known that all these disturbances can cause bacterial colonization of the upper small bowel [15]. So, the present study aimed to investigate the aerobic and anaerobic bacte rial flora of the upper jejunum (quantita tively and qualitatively) in patients with proved strongyloidiasis.…”

Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection: Sequential changes of gastrointestinal radiology after treatment with thiabendazole

“…Involvement of the stomach with a mild antral gastritis may show effacement of the mucosal pattern and delay in gastric emptying [2,5]. Radiologic findings of duodenal in- [2,6,7]. The underlying mechanism of arrest of the barium bolus at the level of the mesenteric crossing is thought to be a combination of (a) duodenitis with dilated duodenal loop and (b) the pressure from an edematous mesentery and dilated superior mesenteric artery [7].…”

Diarréia por parasitas

“…66 Síndrome de má absorção é associada com parasitismo intestinal maciço. 67,68 Na hiperinfecção, a diarréia é profusa e pode ser aquosa, com muco ou com sangue. Nesses casos, a diarréia deve-se às erosões, ulcerações e edema causados pela grande quantidade de parasitas na mucosa dos intestinos delgado e grosso.…”