Nonresponsive Celiac Disease due to Strongyloides stercoralis Infestation

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Korkmaz U., DUMAN A. E., Gurkan B., ŞİRİN G., Topcu Y., Dindar G., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNAL MEDICINE, cilt.51, sa.8, ss.881-883, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.6910
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.881-883
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Celiac disease (CD) is treated by eliminating all gluten from the diet. A 49-year-old man with CD was admitted to our clinic with complaints of recurrent diarrhea and abdominal pain despite strict adherence to a gluten-free diet. The duodenum was seen to be edematous on gastroduodenoscopic examination. Histological examination of the biopsy specimen taken from the duodenum showed multiple round shaped Strongyloides stercoralis (S. stercoralis) larvae within the crypts. He was successfully treated with albendazole. This case emphasizes the importance of duodenal biopsy in CD. To our knowledge, this is the first case in the literature showing CD and S. stercoralis together.