This is a report of a 25 years old black woman from the city of São Paulo, Brazil, who developed acute obstructive cholangitis of Ascaris lumbricoides with septicemia and multiple hepatic abscesses. The patient had sickle cell trait and normal delivery 3 months ago. Massive infestation of the biliary tract by Ascaris lumbricoides was diagnosed by abdominal ultrasonography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiography. Sixty worms were removed from the common bile duct and hepatic abscesses were drained by surgery. The infectious process was polymicrobial. The patient's recovery was complete after a long evolution with a wide spectrum antibiotic therapy. New surgeries were needed to remove residual worms in the biliary tract. The diagnostic meth...
ABSTRAK and patient was treated with empirical antibiotics. However, due to worsening symptoms, she ...
Ascariasis in the hepatobiliary tract can cause acute cholecystitis, acute cholangitis, obstructive ...
RESUMOObjetivo: Explicar os prejuízos causados pela A. lumbricoides nas crianças. Fonte de dados: O ...
A ascaridíase é endêmica em países em desenvolvimento e está relacionada a baixas condições socioeco...
Background: Ascariasis is a common helminthic disease that affects the gastrointestinal tract of hum...
Infection by Ascaris lumbricoides represents a common involvement in Brasil and in other underdevelo...
ResumenLa infección por Ascaris lumbricoides es la causa más común de infecciones parasitarias a esc...
Hepatobiliary alterations found in an autopsy case of massive Biliary Ascariasis, are reported on hi...
Ascaris lumbricoides es un nemátode causante de una de las infeccionesparasitarias más...
Hepatobiliary ascariasis (HBA) is a common complication of Ascaris infestation. It is reported mostl...
Background: Roundworm has a worldwide incidence of 25% of the population and biliary ascariasis acco...
Ascaris lumbricoides, or the common roundworms, has a worldwide distribution but is mainly seen in A...
Ascaris lumbricoides infection usually results in mild gastrointestinal symptoms. However, heavy wor...
Clinical case: male patient of 30 years of age, with abdominal pain of 24 hours of evolution. Physic...
Presentamos el caso de una paciente del género femenino de 12 años de edad con antecedentes de parál...
ABSTRAK and patient was treated with empirical antibiotics. However, due to worsening symptoms, she ...
Ascariasis in the hepatobiliary tract can cause acute cholecystitis, acute cholangitis, obstructive ...
RESUMOObjetivo: Explicar os prejuízos causados pela A. lumbricoides nas crianças. Fonte de dados: O ...
A ascaridíase é endêmica em países em desenvolvimento e está relacionada a baixas condições socioeco...
Background: Ascariasis is a common helminthic disease that affects the gastrointestinal tract of hum...
Infection by Ascaris lumbricoides represents a common involvement in Brasil and in other underdevelo...
ResumenLa infección por Ascaris lumbricoides es la causa más común de infecciones parasitarias a esc...
Hepatobiliary alterations found in an autopsy case of massive Biliary Ascariasis, are reported on hi...
Ascaris lumbricoides es un nemátode causante de una de las infeccionesparasitarias más...
Hepatobiliary ascariasis (HBA) is a common complication of Ascaris infestation. It is reported mostl...
Background: Roundworm has a worldwide incidence of 25% of the population and biliary ascariasis acco...
Ascaris lumbricoides, or the common roundworms, has a worldwide distribution but is mainly seen in A...
Ascaris lumbricoides infection usually results in mild gastrointestinal symptoms. However, heavy wor...
Clinical case: male patient of 30 years of age, with abdominal pain of 24 hours of evolution. Physic...
Presentamos el caso de una paciente del género femenino de 12 años de edad con antecedentes de parál...
ABSTRAK and patient was treated with empirical antibiotics. However, due to worsening symptoms, she ...
Ascariasis in the hepatobiliary tract can cause acute cholecystitis, acute cholangitis, obstructive ...
RESUMOObjetivo: Explicar os prejuízos causados pela A. lumbricoides nas crianças. Fonte de dados: O ...