Skip to main content
PMC home page
Postgraduate Medical Journal logoLink to Postgraduate Medical Journal
. 1977 Mar;53(617):139–142. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.53.617.139

Pseudo-obstruction and a sprue-like syndrome from stronglyloidiasis.

C Bartholomew, A K Butler, A G Bhaskar, N Jankey
PMCID: PMC2496476  PMID: 859785

Abstract

Symptomatic disease from Strongyloides stercoralis has been recognized for the first time in Trinidad. Five cases are reported, all showing clinical features suggestive of a sprue-like syndrome. Subtotal jejunal villous atrophy was seen in one case and partial villous atrophy in two. Three patients had laparotomies because of suspected partial intestinal obstruction. A sprue-like syndrome in certain Caribbean immigrants should arouse a suspicion of S. stercoralis.

Full text

PDF
141

Images in this article

140Fig. 1
on p.140
140Fig. 2
on p.140

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

  1. BADENOCH J. Steatorrhoea in the adult. Br Med J. 1960 Sep 24;2(5203):879–887. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5203.879. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  2. BRAS G., RICHARDS R. C., IRVINE R. A., MILNER P. F., RAGBEER M. M. INFECTION WITH STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS IN JAMAICA. Lancet. 1964 Dec 12;2(7372):1257–1260. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(64)92734-5. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  3. Best C. N., Cook P. B. Case of Mesenteric Reticulosarcoma Associated with Gluten-sensitive Steatorrhoea. Br Med J. 1961 Aug 19;2(5250):496–480.2. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5250.496. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  4. Brandborg L. L., Tankersley C. B., Gottieb S., Barancik M., Sartor V. E. Histological demonstration of mucosal invasion by Giardia lamblia in man. Gastroenterology. 1967 Feb;52(2):143–150. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  5. Cadham F. T. INFESTATION WITH STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE SYMPTOMS. Can Med Assoc J. 1933 Jul;29(1):18–19. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  6. FONE D. J., MEYNELL M. J., HARRIS E. L., COOKE W. T., BREWER D. B., COX E. V. Jejunal biopsy in adult coeliac disease and allied disorders. Lancet. 1960 Apr 30;1(7131):933–939. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(60)90832-1. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  7. PATERSON D. E. Strongyloides infestation of the jejunum. Br J Radiol. 1958 Feb;31(362):102–103. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-31-362-102. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  8. Rivera E., Maldonado N., Vélez-García E., Grillo A. J., Malaret G. Hyperinfection syndrome with Strongyloides stercoralis. Ann Intern Med. 1970 Feb;72(2):199–204. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-72-2-199. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  9. SHEEHY T. W., MERONEY W. H., COX R. S., Jr, SOLER J. E. Hookworm disease and malabsorption. Gastroenterology. 1962 Feb;42:148–156. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  10. SLEISENGER M. H., ALMY T. P., BARR D. P. The sprue syndrome secondary to lymphoma of the small bowel. Am J Med. 1953 Nov;15(5):666–674. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(53)90155-7. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  11. TONKIN R. D. Reticulosis of the small bowel as a late complication of idiopathic steatorrhoea. Proc R Soc Med. 1963 Mar;56:167–168. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Articles from Postgraduate Medical Journal are provided here courtesy of BMJ Publishing Group

RESOURCES