Approximately 100 million people worldwide are infected with the intestinal nematode Strongyloides stercoralis (StrS). This roundworm is endemic intropical and subtropical regions.1–4 StrS has an autoinfective cycle that allows it to survive and replicate ina human host for many years.4 StrS has 2 important lifestages, namely, filarial and rhabditiform. In the filarialstage, StrS enters its human host percutaneouslythrough feces-contaminated soil. In the rhabditiformstage, StrS lays eggs that hatch into larvae in the duodenum and are passed into the stool. Most patientswith StrS infection remain asymptomatic. Althoughparasitic infections are known to be associated withimmune complexmediated glomerular lesions, StrSassociated glomerulopathy has not been welldocumented.
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