WSB1 and IL21R Genetic Variants Are Involved in Th2 Immune Responses to Ascaris lumbricoides

Ascaris Lumbricoides

Cholecysto-pancreatitis due to Ascaris lumbricoides.

Parasitic infestations of the hepatic biliary tree most commonly involve Ascaris lum− bricoides, which infects an estimated 25 % of the world s population [1]. These infec− tions are increasing in the developed countries due to world travel and popula− tion migrations. Individuals may be asymptomatic. When symptoms occur, they include pulmonary and hypersensi− tivity manifestations, and intesti...

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.

Zygote Formation in Ascaris Lumbricoides (nematoda)

Ultrastructural observations of the in utero sperm of Ascaris lumbricoides reveal that it consists of a relatively clear, ameboid anterior region and a conical posterior region containing numerous surface membrane specializations, dense mitochondria, a lipid-like refringent body of variable size, and a dense nucleus which lacks an apparent nuclear envelope. No acrosomal complex was observed. Ps...