Pulmonary strongyloidiasis following renal transplantation without travel to an endemic area

We report a case of Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in an immunosuppressed individual occurring in a non-endemic area. Geographic risk is not sufficient to rule out Strongyloidiasis in susceptible individuals presenting with severe pulmonary disease.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Agarwala, Ravi, Wasielewski, Joseph, Biman, Birubi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4399508/