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Ascaris Lumbricoides

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Presentation

We present a case report of a 42-year-old Asian-Indian female presenting with a long-standing history of severe recurrent postprandial epigastric pain, requiring multiple hospital admissions. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Gastrointestinal

  • Abdominal Pain

    A 28-year-old female presented to the emergency department with right upper quadrant abdominal pain, syncope, and seizure-like activity. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

    Upper endoscopy was performed in a 19-year-old man from Afghanistan because of four days of watery diarrhea and dysphagia without abdominal pain. Stool examination revealed no parasitic ova, and cultures were negative for bacterial pathogens. [nejm.org]

  • Nausea

    This essay presented a 78-year-old female case had severe abdominal pain, nausea and constipation for seven days and the pylorus was obstructed by A. lumbricoides and diagnosis was obtained by endoscopy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

    Description: This 34 year old female resident of rural China presented with nausea and vomiting, vague abdominal pain and fever. An upper endoscopy was performed in Beijing. [web.archive.org]

    […] loss or malnutrition A worm in your vomit or stool When to see a doctor Talk to your doctor if you have persistent abdominal pain, diarrhea or nausea. [mayoclinic.org]

  • Failure to Thrive

    Complications Chronic infestation with A. lumbricoides may be associated with a poor nutritional state, anaemia, failure to thrive and impaired cognition, particularly in children. [patient.info]

Workup

Sections Ascaris Lumbricoides Overview Background Pathophysiology Epidemiology Prognosis Patient Education Show All Presentation History Physical Causes Complications Show All DDx Workup Laboratory Studies Imaging Studies Show All Treatment Emergency [emedicine.medscape.com]

Microbiology

  • Ancylostoma Caninum

    On the ecological relations of parasite state of Ancylostoma caninum especially on the density effect of population. Japanese Journal of Parasitology 7, 631–40.Google Scholar [cambridge.org]

Treatment

A parasitological stool examination was performed before each treatment. [documentation.ird.fr]

Treatment of ascariasis includes single dose of Mebendazole or Albendazole or Pyrantel pamoate. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

After treatment vast quantities of worms can be passed in the stool, and impressive photos of the results of treatment are noteworthy. [ascarislumbricoides.org]

Prognosis

Prognosis The prognosis for ascariasis is excellent. However, in higher worm burden infections, serious complications such as obstruction are more common. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Prognosis Once intestinal infection is detected and treated, the prognosis is excellent. If obstructive or respiratory complications have occurred, the prognosis is less favorable. [unboundmedicine.com]

What is the prognosis of ascariasis? The prognosis of ascariasis for appropriately diagnosed and treated ascariasis is very good. However, the prognosis begins to decline if the patient develops a high number of worms in the body (worm burden). [medicinenet.com]

After discharge and due to lack of follow up and self-care, she became infected again, this time making her prognosis more complex and her clinical presentation more difficult. [academic.oup.com]

Prognosis [ 5 ] Uncomplicated infections respond well to treatment with anthelmintics. Left untreated, some infections will resolve spontaneously and adult worms usually cause little pathology if they remain in the small intestine. [patient.info]

Etiology

Pancreatitis is a common disease in the United States, with the most likely etiologies being biliary tract disease and alcohol use. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Infectious liver abscesses have a diverse etiology. [scielo.br]

Epidemiology

MeSH terms MeSH terms Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Animals Ascariasis/complications Ascariasis/epidemiology* Ascaris lumbricoides/immunology Ascaris lumbricoides/isolation & purification* Brazil/epidemiology Child Child, Preschool Diabetes [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Both epidemiological statistics can be measured by eggs determination in faeces or by worm collection after anthelmintic treatment. [scielo.cl]

The epidemiology and control of intestinal helminths in the Pulicat region of Southern India. I. Study design and pre- and post-treatment observations on Ascaris lumbricoides infection. [cambridge.org]

Open Access Article 1,2,3,†, Ya Yang 1,2,3,†, Yingjian Wang 1,2,3, Yu Yang 1,2,3, Shurong Dong 1,2,3, Yue Chen 4, Qingwu Jiang 1,2,3 and Yibiao Zhou 1,2,3,* 1 Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, 138 Yi Xue Yuan Road, [doi.org]

Pathophysiology

The biliary ascariasis pathophysiology is commented. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pathophysiology: A lumbricoides is the largest of the intestinal nematodes affecting humans, measuring 15-35 cm in length. Infection begins with the ingestion of embryonated (infective) eggs in feces-contaminated soil. [web.archive.org]

Pathophysiology A lumbricoides is the largest of the intestinal nematodes affecting humans, measuring 15-35 cm in length in adulthood. Infection begins with the ingestion of embryonated (infective) eggs in feces-contaminated soil or foodstuffs. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Especially those who live in crowded and dirty, places with improper drainage of sewage [ 8 ], parasite causing them a slow development, affecting both physical and mental health [ 9, 10 ] by nutritional deficiencies induced [ 11, 12 ] by several pathophysiological [omicsonline.org]

Pathophysiology Fertilized eggs are ingested from soil contaminated with human feces. Larvae hatch in the small intestine and migrate to cecum and colon. [unboundmedicine.com]

Prevention

We wanted to emphasize that because helminth infestation is easily overlooked, the diagnosis of ascariasis should be considered in patients who live in endemic areas and treated timely to prevent severe complications. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The prevention of geohelminths begin with the installation of latrines, this measure was carried out in Mapurite but the results showed that this facility are not being properly used. [scielo.cl]

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