Liver abscess caused by Ascaris lumbricoides: case report.
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.
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Internal Medicine Department, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia. apinilla@supercabletv.net.co
López
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Ricaurte
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Castillo
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Murcia
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Nicholls
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Duque
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Orozco
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D000818:Animals; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D008875:Middle Aged