Table 2.
Reported cases of acute pancreatitis associated with Strongyloides stercoralis
| Case | Age (yr)/gender | Place of origin | Presentation | Eosinophil count (per mm3) | Amylase (U/L) | Lipase (U/L) | Diagnostic method | Treatment | Ref. |
| 1 | 44/F | West Indies (Caribbean) | Abdominal pain Fever Pruritus | 210 | Not provided | Not provided | Examination of biliary fluid obtained through percutaneous biliary drain | Thiabendazole | Delarocque Astagneau et al[14], 1994 |
| 2 | 45/F | Ecuador | Abdominal pain Nausea Vomiting | 900 | 259 | 1574 | Endoscopic duodenal biopsy Stool examination | Albendazole Thiabendazole Ivermectin | Núñez et al[15], 2003 |
| 3 | 81/F | Kentucky, USA | Abdominal pain Nausea Vomiting | 1254 | 2100 | >2000 | Examination of biliary fluid obtained through ERCP | Albendazole | Perez-Jorge et al[16], 2008 |
| 4 | 64/M | Puerto Rico | Abdominal pain Nausea Vomiting Dyspnea Confusion | 776 | 4367 | >396 | Clinical history and stool examination | Ivermectin | Jones et al[17], 2009 |
| 5 (our case) | 48/M | Dominican Republic | Abdominal pain | 10900 | 263 | 476 | Endoscopic duodenal biopsy and serology | Ivermectin | Makker et al, 2015 |
ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography.