TY - JOUR
T1 - Eosinophilic Ascites Due to Hyperinfection with Strongyloides stercoralis
AU - Lambroza, Arnon
AU - Dannenberg, Andrew
PY - 1991/1/1
Y1 - 1991/1/1
N2 - We report the case of a patient with cryptogenic cirrhosis, new onset ascites, and hyperinfection with Strongyloides stercoralis who had significant eosinophilia of the peritoneal fluid. The eosinophilia resolved with treatment of the S. stercoralis infection, and did not recur during two subsequent episodes of ascits and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Eosinophilic ascites is rare in parasitic infection, but it has been described in a variety of disorders which are discussed.
AB - We report the case of a patient with cryptogenic cirrhosis, new onset ascites, and hyperinfection with Strongyloides stercoralis who had significant eosinophilia of the peritoneal fluid. The eosinophilia resolved with treatment of the S. stercoralis infection, and did not recur during two subsequent episodes of ascits and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Eosinophilic ascites is rare in parasitic infection, but it has been described in a variety of disorders which are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1991.tb06837.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1991.tb06837.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 1986560
AN - SCOPUS:0026082857
VL - 86
SP - 89
EP - 91
JO - American Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - American Journal of Gastroenterology
SN - 0002-9270
IS - 1
ER -