title: Ascariasis presenting as acute abdomen during pregnancy and puerperium.
abstract: Ascariasis can have various clinical presentations. We present three cases of ascariasis in pregnant or postpartum women, presenting with acute abdomen. The diagnosis of ascariasis was made clinically with the passage of ascaris worms in the vomitus or stool and was supported by ultrasonography. All three patients were treated successfully using anthelmintics. One patient underwent exploratory laparotomy.
authors.affiliation: Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, India. dravantikagupta@gmail.com
authors.forename: Avantika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Asmita Muthal
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rathore
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Manaktala
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics