Amaurosis and Strabismus from Ascaris Lumbricoides

Ascaris Lumbricoides

Protocollagen proline hydroxylase from Ascaris lumbricoides.

An enzyme was found in the muscle layers of Ascaris lumbricoides which was similar to the protocollagen proline hydroxylase found in chick embryos and other vertebrates in that it synthesized 14C-hydroxyprolme when incubated with 14C-proline-labeled protocollagen from chick cartilage. The Ascaris enzyme was also similar in that it required atmospheric oxygen, a-ketoglutarate, iron, and ascorbat...

Ascaris lumbricoides--the ubiquitous roundworm.

Ascaris lumbricoides: a case report.

This is a case presentation of a multiple trauma patient who was infested with Ascaris lumbricoides, a roundworm. The infestation was undiagnosed until after extubation. Intraoperative anesthesia was uneventful and the patient was discharged 7 days after admission.

The public health importance of Ascaris lumbricoides.

Numerous studies have shown that anthelminthic treatment can be effective in improving growth rates when given to malnourished children with ascariasis. Recent investigations have also indicated that Ascaris infections can affect mental processing in some school children. Poor socio-economic conditions are among the key factors linked with higher prevalences of ascariasis, as are defaecation pr...