Strongyloidiasis Presenting as Yellowish Nodules in Colonoscopy of an Immunocompetent Patient
- Authors
- Ra, Hannah; Chung, Jun-Won; Chung, Dong Hae; Kim, Jung Ho; Kim, Yoon Jae; Kim, Kyoung Oh; Kwon, Kwang An; Park, Dong Kyun
- Issue Date
- Jan-2019
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY
- Keywords
- Colonoscopy; Endoscopic mucosal resection; Strongyloidiasis
- Citation
- CLINICAL ENDOSCOPY, v.52, no.1, pp.80 - 82
- Journal Title
- CLINICAL ENDOSCOPY
- Volume
- 52
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 80
- End Page
- 82
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/2037
- DOI
- 10.5946/ce.2018.078
- ISSN
- 2234-2400
- Abstract
- Strongyloides stercoralis is endemic to tropical and subtropical regions, and infections are usually asymptomatic. However, immunocompromised patients, such as those receiving immunosuppressive therapy, high-dose steroids, or chemotherapy, can develop fatal hyperinfections. An 84-year-old man without any symptoms was diagnosed with strongyloidiasis during a regular screening colonoscopy. His medical history only involved a gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer 6 months previously. Few cases have been published about asymptomatic strongyloidiasis diagnosed in an immunocompetent host via endoscopic mucosal resection with characteristic colonoscopic findings. We report a case of colon-involved asymptomatic strongyloidiasis with specific colonic findings of yellowish-white nodules. This finding may be an important marker of S. stercoralis infection, which could prevent hyperinfections.
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