A Case of Strongyloides stercoralis and Mesenteric Tuberculous Infection with Acute Abdominal Pain in an HIV-positive Patient

Abstract

We describe an HIV-positive female patient who had acute abdominal pain as the initial presentation of Strongyloides stercoralis infection. The diagnosis was established by identifying rhabditiform larvae in stool. She also had intra-abdominal tuberculosis without intestinal perforation. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of such a presentation.