EC Gynaecology

Background: Strongyloidiasis is a parasitic infection caused by a helminth, endemic in South America, can occur in immunocompromised patients such as pregnancy, transplant recipients, chronic use of corticosteroids. It can be asymptomatic or present as disseminated disease affecting heart, brain, kidney.

Case: A 32-year-old pregnant woman from South America, with a history of malnutrition in her second pregnancy at 28 weeks of gestation, presented digestive and pulmonary manifestations, standard treatment was established with a fatal maternal outcome.

Conclusion: This particular case is a challenge for the etiological diagnosis of malnutrition and the need for clinical suspicion for early diagnosis and specific management of the disease.

Keywords: Strongyloides stercoralis; Strongyloidiasis; Pregnancy

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