title: Post-partum pyogenic abscess containing Ascaris lumbricoides.
abstract: We report an unusual case of multiple pyogenic liver abscesses containing Ascariasis lumbricoides in a 35-year-old post-partum female who had delivered 1 month back. Open drainage of liver abscess along with liver worm was done. Patient did well post-operatively.
authors: Department of General Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Medical College (Skims), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors: Raashid
authors: R
authors: Hamid
authors: Sajad
authors: S
authors: Wani
authors: Nawab
authors: N
authors: Ahmad
authors: Afrozah
authors: A
authors: Akhter
keywords: Ascariasis lumbricoides; liver; pyogenic abscess
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