title: Liver abscess caused by Ascaris lumbricoides: case report.
abstract: A case is reported of a woman who lived in a rural area with a chronic illness that consisted of weight loss and abdominal pain in the epigastrium and upper right quadrant. The initial diagnosis was a mass in the liver, which was later, demonstrated, both by direct and histological examination, to be an abscess caused by Ascaris lumbricoides. Eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides and abundant Charcot-Leyden Crystals were found.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia. apinilla@supercabletv.net.co
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Pinilla
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ricaurte
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Murcia
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Nicholls
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duque
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Orozco
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D008875:Middle Aged