STRONGYLOIDIASIS ASSOCIATED WITH NEPHROTIC SYNDROME

We report a nephrotic syndrome patient with eosinophilia who developed ileus, epigastralgia and malabsorption due to strongyloidiasis which became symptomatic by steroid therapy, The patient was then treated wi th thiabendazole and recovered. A percutaneous renal biopsy revealed m inimal change nephrotic syndrome, This renal injury may be brought on by severe infection of Strongyloides stercoralis, It is important to r ule out strongyloidiasis prior to corticosteroid therapy to patients f rom eosinophilia endemic areas.