Pancreatitis due to ascaris lumbricoides, a case report.
Ascaris is the 2nd commonest intestinal parasite world-wide. Although infection can pass asymptomatic, some can present with complications. The reported case is a Syrian female patient presented with acute on top of chronic pancreatitis due to A. lumbricoides. She received Ascaris treatment every 6 months but still having eggs in stool due repeated infections.
Al-Qurashi
Abdulrahman
A
Department of Microbiology, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Saudi Arabia.
Maklad
Karam M
KM
Al Abdulwahed
Ommaiyah
O
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D012008:Recurrence; D013593:Syria; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000871:Anthelmintics