The Storm of Strongyloides stercoralis in Stool

Abstract

A 35-year-old male presented with complaints of intermittent diarrhea since last three months. He was a known HIV positive case for last four years. Examination of the normal saline mount of stool sample revealed multiple motile rhabditiform larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis with a count of >100 per low power field. They were identified by their short buccal capsule and the prominent genital primordium. The patient was successfully treated with ivermectin. We report this case to demonstrate the unusually high load of larvae in the stool of this HIV positive patient.