A case of fatal gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to hyperinfection with .

J Parasit Dis

Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Disease, Benha Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt ; Consultant Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Disease, Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Published: December 2016

is an intestinal nematode with a complex life cycle. It is usually asymptomatic in healthy host however it may be a life threatening condition in immunocompromised patients when hyperinfection is associated with disseminated disease. However, reports of gastric involvement are rare. This is a case report of fatal gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to hyperinfection with in a Burmawi male patient after brief corticosteroid therapy.

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