Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Medical Journal of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2783-2031 35 5 2013 12 05 Case Report of a Strongyloides stercoralis infection in a child with acute lymphocytic leukemia in Tabriz, Iran 88 91 EN Majid Khanmohammadi Amirreza Javadi Mamagani Azim Rezamand Mahmoud Mahami Oskouei Abbas Shahbazi Esmaeil Fallah Shalale Ganji Journal Article 2013 04 08 2013 06 16 Strongyloides stercoralis is a human’s intestinal nematode with global expansion. This parasite is common in tropical and subtropical regions. The 11-year-old male patient from Miyandoab with 39 °C fever referred to Tabriz Children Hospital, Tabriz, Iran, and admitted with the acute myeloid leukemia Tcell type cramping abdominal pain and severe diarrhea associated with cervical lymphadenopathy. Patient was undergoing to induction therapy with Prednisolone, Vincristin, Daunoru-Bicin, and L-Asparginase. Due to severe diarrhea and dehydration, it was conducted stool examination and detected Strongyloides stercoralis rhabditiform larvae. The patient were treated with Albendazol and serum therapy.