Gastro-intestinal ascariasis--an unusual autopsy case report.
Ascaris lumbricoides or roundworms' propensity to produce large number of eggs that are resistant to extremes of environmental conditions have made them one of the highly prevalent and geographically well distributed nematodes among poor socio-economic regions throughout the world. We present an unusual case of fatal gastro-intestinal ascariasis where general neglect, and firm and prolonged reliance on traditional healing methods led to aggregation of roundworms to such an extent that otherwise seems improbable in modern times and, hence, is worth reporting.
Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (A constituent College of Manipal University), India.
Tanuj
T
Kanchan
Department of Forensic Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Nepal.
Harihar
H
Wasti
Department of Forensic Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal jenashacharya65@gmail.com.
Jenash
J
Acharya
D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology*; D000818:Animals; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000473:pathology*; D004614:Emaciation / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D013270:Stomach / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*
Ascariasis; autopsy; roundworms