Recurrent hyperinfestation with Strongyloides stercoralis in a renal allograft recipient

Abstract

A renal allograft recipient who became hyperinfested with Strongyloides stercoralis after unsuccessful live donor transplantation had a fatal recurrent hyperinfestation after subsequent cadaveric transplantation despite repeated courses of treatment with thiabendazole. Indiscriminate prophylaxis with thiabendazole of transplant recipients from endemic areas may therefore be ineffective and undesirable.