[Acute pancreatitis caused by Ascaris lubricoides].
Ascaris lumbricoides as the etiology to acute pancreatitis has never been described in Denmark, whereas in India it is a common cause. In most cases symptoms lead to investigations with high diagnostic sensitivity end specificity. Treatment with antihelminthics and ERCP is efficient. A case of a 25 years-old pregnant woman with acute pancreatitis caused by Ascaris lumbricoides is reported.
Faerøerne, kirurgisk og anaestesiologisk afdeling, Landssygehuset, Torshavn.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000351:Africa, Eastern / Q000208:ethnology; D000818:Animals; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003718:Denmark; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000977:Antiparasitic Agents