Fatal case of multiple liver abscesses caused by adult Ascaris lumbricoides.
The present report describes a recent fatal case of multiple liver abscesses caused by adult Ascaris lumbricoides in a 21-month-old child. Most abscesses contained a large number of adult worms and one ruptured into the peritoneal cavity, causing purulent peritonitis.
D001196:Ascariasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000469:parasitology