Back to Search
Start Over
Aphthoid Ulceration of the Colon in Strongyloidiasis.
- Source :
- American Journal of Gastroenterology (Springer Nature); May1991, Vol. 86 Issue 5, p639-642, 4p, 2 Color Photographs, 3 Black and White Photographs
- Publication Year :
- 1991
-
Abstract
- In humans, infestation with <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> most commonly involves the upper small intestine. We describe a 65-yr-old woman who presented with abdominal pain, weight loss, and hypoalbuminemia, and was found at colonoscopy to have patchy erythema with aphthoid ulcers scattered throughout the large intestine proximal to the splenic flexure. Biopsy of involved areas and examination of the colonic effluent revealed <em>S. stercoralis</em> larvae. Previous reports of colonic involvement with this nematode, and the differential diagnosis of aphthoid ulcers, a newly described lesion associated with <em>S. stercoralis</em> infestation, are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- STRONGYLOIDIASIS
ULCER diagnosis
ABDOMINAL pain
WEIGHT loss
ERYTHEMA
BIOPSY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00029270
- Volume :
- 86
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Gastroenterology (Springer Nature)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16140084