Late post-kidney transplant Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome

Abstract

Disseminated strongyloidiasis is a potentially life-threatening infection in organ transplant recipients that typically occurs within the first 6 months of transplantation. We discuss a patient from the Appalachia region of Virginia who appeared to acquire Strongyloides stercoralis domestically years after kidney transplantation and then develop disseminated strongyloidiasis.

Keywords: Strongyloides stercoralis; eosinophilia; hyperinfection syndrome; kidney transplant; organ transplant; parasitic infection; strongyloidiasis.