THE OXIDATIVE DECARBOXYLATION OF MALATE BY ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES

Ascaris Lumbricoides

Ascaris lumbricoides--the ubiquitous roundworm.

Intestinal obstruction caused by Ascaris lumbricoides.

PURPOSE The aim of this study is to present patients, to discuss causes of morbidity and mortality, and to ascertain prognostic indexes and therapeutic options influencing outcome of patients with intestinal obstruction caused by Ascaris lumbricoides. MATERIALS AND METHODS During the past 20 years, between 1975 and 1995, a total of 17 patients with intestinal obstruction attributable to A. lu...

Abdominal Abscess Caused by Ascaris Lumbricoides

two months' duration. It started as a painful red swelling of the size of a walnut in the right iliac fossa which burst after about a week, leading up to the present sinus. State on admission The patient was very emaciated, pale and of poor nutrition. On examination the sinus was found deep, leading almost to the peritoneum. The sinus was opened along with its offshoots in the abdominal wall, i...

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...