ascariasis/fever

A 60-year-old male suffered from abdominal pain, chills and fever for two weeks. A vivid Ascaris lumbricoides in the common bile duct and intrahepatic ducts was identified in operation. Chronic cholecystitis was also noted. We discuss the findings of multiple image modalities in biliary ascariasis

Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati and Ascaris suum are worldwide-distributed zoonotic roundworms of dogs, cats and pigs, respectively. The epidemiology of these parasites in developed countries is largely unclear. Two countrywide cross-sectional serosurveys were therefore conducted in the Netherlands in

OBJECTIVE This study presents seven cases of severe hepatobiliary and pancreatic complications of ascariasis in children. The authors describe the clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings, as well as the patients' clinical evolution. METHODS These cases were studied within a period of

A six-year-old aboriginal girl living in northeast Taiwan, was admitted via Emergency Service with the chief complaint of epigastralgia for one day. Fever, leucocytosis, hyponatremia, acidosis and unilateral pleural effusion were noted. The serum amylase was 2976 U/L. Image studies including

Ascariasis of the gallbladder is a very rare presentation. We report a case of a 15-year-old boy who presented with complaints of pain in the abdomen, vomiting, pruritus, and fever on-and-off for 10 days. On radiological examination, an ultrasonography of the abdomen showed a dilated gallbladder

A 36-year-old woman with chief complaints of colicky right upper quadrant pain, fever, and intermittent jaundice for 3 months, proved to have Caroli's disease associated with choledocholithiasis and ascariasis of the common bile duct, documented by percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography and

Ascaris lumbricoides is one of the most prevalent parasitic infections, especially in developing countries. Its presence can lead to a multitude of presentations, one of the rarer ones being obstructive jaundice due to migration of the worm in to the biliary tree. We describe a case of a man who

Ascaris lumbricoides is the most common parasite affecting humans, especially in countries and regions with lower socio-economic conditions. A 2-year-old female child underwent right pulmonary angioplasty using cardiopulmonary bypass. Serious hyperthermia continued after surgery, and, therefore, a

The case was that of a 21-month-old infant who presented a great inoperable Wilm's tumor that was treated with vincristine to the point of practically disappearing. Severe typhoid fever that was complicated by multiple intestinal parasitoses (ascariasis, trichuriasis, giardiasis and