PMC4460201_01
Purpuric dermatosis and skin biopsy. Punctiform periumbilical purpuric macules (a). 24 hours later, dermatosis worsened and was confluent with persistence of periumbilical involvement ("Thumb print sign") (b). Filariform larvae were observed in the dermis (c).
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On day 4 she developed a purpuric skin rash and a biopsy was performed (Figure 1).
Postmortem examination. Macroscopic appearance of lung (a). S. stercoralis filariform larvae in lung (b) and liver (c).
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Filariform larvae of S. stercoralis were observed in the skin biopsy and postmortem examination report was SLE and DS with lung, thyroid, liver, gut, and skin involvement (Figure 2).