Urinary ascariasis in a man with hematuria.
We present a case believed to be the first reported North American presentation of Ascaris lumbricoides within the urogenital tract. A young man came to the emergency department because of painless hematuria and having observed a 6-inch worm exit his urethra while urinating. The most common site for A lumbricoides infection is the gastrointestinal tract, specifically the area of the hepatopancreatic ducts. Worldwide, A lumbricoides infections are ubiquitous, but infections outside the alimentary tract are extremely rare.
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Department of Surgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences, Center, Oklahoma City, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides; D003558:Cystoscopy; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006417:Hematuria / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D014567:Urography
D008463:Mebendazole