three-year-old boy came to emergency room of soraya medical center with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and distended abdomen for a period of three days. x-ray showed fluid in the peritoneal cavity and at pleural space, mild elevation of the hemi diaphragm, and thick left diaphragm. surgery showed sub diaphragmatic abscess under in the hemi diaphragm and peritonitis. the autopsy showed several...

BACKGROUND Asthma is a common chronic disease worldwide and Ascaris lumbricoides infection (ascariasis) is frequent in tropical regions. However, the effect of ascariasis on asthma severity has not been sufficiently explored. We sought to evaluate the influence of the IgE immune response to Ascaris extract and purified house dust mites (HDM) and Ascaris allergens on indicators of asthma severit...

Background: Ascariasis and trichuriasis are the most common intestinal geohelminthic diseases, and as such they are significant in terms of clinical and public health. This study was done to determine prevalence, status and geographic distribution patterns for Ascariasis and Trichuriasis. The study was done in the period 1991-2014 in northern Iran using Aregis 9.2 software. Methods: This was...

Although it is the most prevalent helminth worldwide, Ascaris lumbricoides rarely invades the stomach. Ascaris infestation may produce gastrointestinal or biliary obstruction, liver abscess, pancreatitis, volvulus, intussusception, acute appendicitis, occult gastrointestinal bleeding, and anemia. We report here on a case of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with gastric ascaria...

BACKGROUND Conventional diagnostic methods for human ascariasis are based on the detection of Ascaris lumbricoides eggs in stool samples. However, studies of ascariasis in pigs have shown that the prevalence and the number of eggs detected in the stool do not correlate well with exposure of the herd to the parasite. On the other hand, an ELISA test measuring antibodies to Ascaris suum haemoglob...

Abstract Ascariasis is a common helminthic infection, particularly in the tropical countries. We describe case of eosinophilia who underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Postoperatively, he was found to have ascaris lumbricoides oral cavity. Timely detection and removal worm prevented possible complications such as airway obstruction, bronchospasm, lung collapse, or intestinal o...

Ascaris is a genus of parasitic nematodes that can cause infections in humans and pigs. During 2010-2013, we identified 14 cases of ascariasis in persons who had contact with pigs in Maine, USA. Ascaris spp. are important zoonotic pathogens, and prevention measures are needed, including health education, farming practice improvements, and personal and food hygiene.