Year 2024 / Volume 116 / Number 10
Letter
Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection presenting pneumatosis intestinalis and acute respiratory distress syndrome after treatment for COVID-19

574-575

DOI: 10.17235/reed.2024.10292/2024

Maki Setake, Kazuhiko Matsuno, Kyoko Arakaki, Akira Hokama,

Abstract
A 91-year-old man was admitted with vomiting and abdominal pain. He had had COVID-19 pneumonia a month before and the treatment had consisted of remdesivir, dexamethasone and baricitinib. CT scans showed pneumatosis intestinalis. His respiratory condition rapidly deteriorated and chest CT scans showed ground-glass opacity and Strongyloides stercoralis was identified in the sputum, making a diagnosis of hyperinfection syndrome associated acute respiratory distress syndrome. Treatment of ivermectin was not achieved in time and he died of multiple organ failure. S. stercoralis is a soil-transmitted helminth endemic to tropical and subtropical areas. Immunosuppressive conditions can cause hyperinfection syndrome and life-threatening conditions. Our case highlights the importance of assessing for untreated chronic strongyloidiasis in COVID-19 patients requiring steroid treatment in endemic areas.
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Received: 22/01/2024

Accepted: 31/01/2024

Online First: 12/02/2024

Published: 09/10/2024

Article Online First time: 21 days

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