Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection associated with cimetidine in an immunosuppressed patient: diagnosis by endoscopic biopsy.

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Abstract
Immunosuppression causes Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection, but other factors may also be involved. We report a case of S stercoralis hyperinfection in an immunosuppressed patient that followed cimetidine therapy and was diagnosed by endoscopic biopsy.