Yaldiz, MehmetHakverdi, SibelAslan, AhmetTemiz, MuhittinCulha, Guelnaz2024-09-182024-09-1820091300-4948https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/12408Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode with a complex life cycle that involves colonizing and reproducing in the upper small intestinal mucosa. In a healthy host, the parasite usually does not cause any symptoms. We report a gastric infection case of S. stercoralis. A 72-year-old Turkish man was admitted to the Department of General Surgery with complaints of epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting for five days. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy evidenced a diffuse infiltrate in the stomach, causing decreased distensibility. Microscopically, superficial chronic inflammation with hyperplastic reactive changes and damaged surface was observed. Histopathological examination of the gastric mucosa showed numerous cross-sections of adult worms, eggs and rhabditiform larvae of S. stercoralis developing in the gastric crypts.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessStrongyloides stercoralisstomachinfectionArticle2014851193307352-s2.0-63449095081Q3WOS:000265416700009Q4