Ascaris Lumbricoides

The Life History of Ascaris Lumbricoides

Sir,?In The Indian Medical Gazette of August of this year. Colonel Clayton Lane, i.M s , has been kind enough to publish a paper and a letter of criticism on my work on the life-history of Ascaris lumbricoides. Colonel Lane's criticism falls naturally under two heads:? I. That the positive proof of the direct transmission of Ascaris lumbricoides without an intermediate host is complete and abso...

Rare cause of intestinal obstruction, Ascaris lumbricoides infestation: two case reports

Ascaris lumbricoides is common resident of intestine especially low socioeconomic areas in the world. Complication of Ascaris lumbricoides has been reported include obstruction of the small intestine, intestinal volvulus and intussusception. We report two children with severe sequelae of intestinal obstruction.

Ascaris lumbricoides-induced acute pancreatitis: diagnosis during EUS for a suspected small pancreatic tumor.

CONTEXT Ascaris lumbricoides is the second most common intestinal parasite world-wide and, although the infection can be asymptomatic, in some cases it can present with complications, such as acute pancreatitis. CASE REPORT We describe the case of a 37-year-old man, with a history of travelling in Eastern countries who presented with Ascaris lumbricoides-induced acute pancreatitis mimicking a...

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...

A study of eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides var. suum with the electron microscope.