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Biliary Ascariasis with Gallbladder Invasion: A Unique Entity
Case Reports in Clinical Practice, 2023 Intestinal Ascariasis is a common helminthic infection in developing countries and in some rare cases, worms migrate to the biliary tract and gall bladder.
Manzoor Hussain, Nargis Banoo
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Soil-transmitted helminth infections [PDF]
, 2018 More than a quarter of the world's population is at risk of infection with the soil-transmitted helminths Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus), Trichuris trichiura, and Strongyloides stercoralis. Infected children
Addiss, David G. +3 more
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Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT Background and Aims Asthma is a chronic respiratory disorder with both genetic and environmental underlying risk factors. Allergic asthma, the most prevalent kind, is mostly ascribed to aberrant T helper type 2 (Th2) inflammation and is brought on by allergens.
Ayenew Assefa +2 more
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Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 30, Issue 10, Page 1115-1123, October 2025.ABSTRACT Leprosy presents a broad clinical spectrum influenced by the host's immune response, and co‐infections may further modulate disease progression. This study evaluated clinically diagnosed leprosy patients (n = 251) from Sergipe and Minas Gerais, Brazil, along with healthy controls (n = 43), soil‐transmitted helminths‐positive controls (n = 15),
Ana Laura Grossi de Oliveira +9 more
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Ascaris lumbricoides: To Expect the Unexpected during a Routine Colonoscopy
Case Reports in Medicine, 2013 Ascaris lumbricoides is a common nematode infecting humans worldwide with increased prevalence in tropical and subtropical areas of less developed countries.
Kalyan Kanneganti +2 more
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An alien in the gallbladder. A rare case of biliary ascariasis in an Italian emergency department
Emergency Care Journal, 2016 Ascariasis is a common infection in many developing countries. The prevalence of ascariasis is related to poverty, poor hygienic and sanitary conditions.
Enrico Ferri +3 more
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School-Based Deworming Program Yields Small Improvement in Growth of Zanzibari School Children After one Year. [PDF]
, 1997 Efficacy trials of antihelminthic therapies conducted in Africa have reported improvements in children's growth, but nutritional evaluations of large-scale deworming programs are lacking.
Albonico +29 more
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DEN Open, Volume 5, Issue 1, April 2025.Abstract Objectives Paucity of data and concerns about potential lower effectiveness and more adverse events limit the use of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic cystogastrostomy in younger children even in high‐volume centers.
Ujjal Poddar +7 more
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Pregnancy Complicated by Acute Pancreatitis with Ascariasis.
Kathmandu University Medical Journal, 2020 Ascariasis lumbricoides infections are common in tropical and sub-tropical countries. As it is one of the common causes for common bile duct obstruction. But in pregnancy is a rare entity. It may present with complications like acute pancreatitis.
S. Thakur +10 more
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United European Gastroenterology Journal, Volume 13, Issue 1, Page 125-172, February 2025.Abstract Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) is defined as a reduction in pancreatic exocrine secretion below the level that allows the normal digestion of nutrients. Pancreatic disease and surgery are the main causes of PEI. However, other conditions and upper gastrointestinal surgery can also affect the digestive function of the pancreas. PEI can
J. Enrique Dominguez‐Muñoz +91 more
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