Roundworm granuloma of the anterior abdominal wall.
A case of migration of a gravid female roundworm into the peritoneal cavity is reported. The presenting feature, a lump in the anterior abdominal wall, has not previously been documented. Fertilized ova of the worm were found in miliary peritoneal granulomata, and showed development up to the eight-cell stage.
D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007816:Larva Migrans, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D010537:Peritoneum; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology