Ascaris lumbricoides: a travel joke?
Intestinal nematodes affect more than a billion people worldwide. They are commonly found in regions with poor fecal sanitation, such as developing countries. Although most of the nematode infections are non-fatal diseases, they contribute to significant morbidities such as loss of work capacity and malnutrition. We are presenting an 80-year-old male who was diagnosed with Ascaris Lumbricoides after a return from recent travel to Greece, with some clinical endoscopic images.
Kosseifi
Semaan G
SG
Department of Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USA.
Nassour
Dima Nassour
DN
Young
Mark F
MF
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011715:Pyrantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013714:Tennessee; D014195:Travel
D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D011715:Pyrantel