Rarely a glomerulonephritis may develop in a patient infected with Strongyloides stercoralis.
Clinical features:
(1) Strongyloides hyperinfection, typically in a patient who is immunosuppressed
(2) nephrotic syndrome
Types of glomerulonephritis:
(1) membranous
(2) membranoproliferative
(3) glomerulonephritis with minimal change
Other forms of renal disease may develop in patients with disseminated strongyloidiasis as a result of shock or medications.
