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  • Title: Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection causing eosinophilic ascites.
    Author: Shukla S, Chauhan R, Wadhwa S, Sehgal S, Singh S.
    Journal: Diagn Cytopathol; 2015 Sep; 43(9):731-3. PubMed ID: 26097138.
    Abstract:
    Strongyloidiasis is associated with Strongyloides stercoralis, an intestinal nematode with greater prevalence in tropical and subtropical regions. Hyperinfection syndrome with dissemination may occur in immunosuppressed individuals. However, invasion of peritoneal cavity with peritoneal effusion is rarely reported in the literature. We report a case of S. stercoralis hyperinfection in a young alcoholic patient with Diabetes mellitus, liver disease and ascites. Diagnostic paracentesis showed numerous filariform larvae of S. stercoralis against a background of eosinophils.
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