Parasitic eye infection by Ascaris lumbricoides: Case report

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.

Liver abscess caused by Ascaris lumbricoides: case report.

A case is reported of a woman who lived in a rural area with a chronic illness that consisted of weight loss and abdominal pain in the epigastrium and upper right quadrant. The initial diagnosis was a mass in the liver, which was later, demonstrated, both by direct and histological examination, to be an abscess caused by Ascaris lumbricoides. Eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides and abundant Charcot-Le...

Popliteal artery embolism by Ascaris lumbricoides: a case report.

Arterial occlusive diseases are highly prevalent and constitute the leading overall cause of death. Adverse events are due to the effects of impaired circulation on critical end organs, namely the brain, heart, abdominal viscera or extremities. Acute thromboembolism remains a major surgical challenge. Even with optimal surgical management, acute lower extremity ischemia resulting from thromboem...

A Fatal Case of Infection with Ascaris Lumbricoides

seen by me some ten years ago, when a medical student of the Berry-White Medical School, Dibrugarh. The patient, an adult Hindu male, was admitted to hospital with all the clinical signs and symptoms of acute intestinal obstruction, but the presence of roundworms was not for a moment suspected. He was operated upon by Dr. H. K. Das, l.m.s., then Teacher of Surgery at the School, and now Civil S...

A Case of Night-Blindness Due to Ascaris Lumbricoides Infection