Strongyloides stercoralis-induced sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome in a patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome

Strongyloidiasis stercoralis can cause disease when larvae invade the human body through the skin or mucosa and can also infect a host when the host ingests its eggs.[1]Strongyloidiasis lacks characteristic manifestations,and its clinical symptoms are related to the immune response of the host and the degree of infection.Immunodefi cient patients with underlying disease or who are receiving long-term corticosteroid treatment are more prone to developing severe disease.[2]The present study reports a case of Strongyloides stercoralis-induced sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS)in a patient with Guillain-Barrésyndrome.