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Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2022 Ascariasis lumbricoides is a roundworm that causes one of the most common soil-transmitted helminth infections worldwide. Ascariasis is typically found in the jejunum and transmitted through the intake of Ascaris lumbricoides eggs through food and water.
Yonathan Aliye Asfaw +7 more
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Abdominal Ascariasis: Where to Focus on Imaging Studies
Galician Medical Journal, 2020 Objective: To assess the various presentations of abdominal ascariasis and their imaging features for developing a comprehensive radiological evaluation protocol.
Jan Suhail +4 more
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Ascariasis Presenting as Hematoma in the Sigmoid Mesocolon: A Case Report
대한영상의학회지, 2020 Ascariasis is an intestinal disease caused by Ascaris lumbricoides. Most patients with ascariasis are asymptomatic; however, the presence of many larvae in the bowel can cause gastrointestinal complications, such as intestinal obstruction, obstructive ...
Ji-Eun Kim +7 more
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International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2022 Introduction Acute cholangitis caused by hepatobiliary ascariasis is quite rare. Factors like a prior history of hepatobiliary surgery, pregnancy, and prolonged fasting increase the possibility of developing hepatobiliary ascariasis. Case Presentation We
Rodas Temesgen, Haile Abebe, Yonas Abera
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Secular Trends of Ascariasis Infestation and Nutritional Status in Chinese Children From 2000 to 2014: Evidence From 4 Successive National Surveys [PDF]
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background This study aimed to assess secular trends and epidemiological status of ascariasis infestations and to explore its effects on the nutritional transition among Chinese children from 2000 to 2014.
Yanhui Dong +10 more
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Human ascariasis: diagnostics update [PDF]
Current Tropical Medicine Reports, 2015 Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infect over one billion people worldwide. Ascariasis may mimic a number of conditions, and individual clinical diagnosis often requires a thorough work-up.
Jourdan, Peter M., Lamberton, Poppy H.L.
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A Social History of Ascariasis in the 1960s Korea : From a Norm to a Shameful Disease [PDF]
Uisahak, 2016 Until the 1950s, Ascaris was regarded as an essential part of life which controls every aspect of human physiology among Koreans. Therefore, Ascaris should not be removed from human body.
Junho JUNG, Youngin PARK, Ock-Joo KIM
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Colonic polyps with Ascaris Lumbricoides eggs [PDF]
IDCasesBackground: Ascariasis, caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, is a common parasitic infection predominantly affecting children and adolescents in developing countries.Clinical manifestations range from asymptomatic cases to complications such as cholangitis ...
Qinglong Ye +5 more
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Gall bladder Ascariasis: A rare entity
IDCases, 2021 Gall bladder ascariasis is a rare entity. The causative organism for gall bladder ascariasis is Ascaris lumbricoides It usually presents as acute acalculous cholecystitis.
S. Gyawali, S.K. Das
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Traditional herbal medicine therapy of gallbladder ascariasis: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021 Background Ascariasis is one of the common intestinal infections in developing countries, including China. Migration of Ascaris lumbricoides into the gallbladder is rare, unlike ascariasis of the bile duct and when it does occur, treatment is generally ...
Zordun Israyil +5 more
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