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-Leyden Crystals were found.

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Main Authors: PINILLA,Análida Elizabeth, LÓPEZ,Myriam Consuelo, RICAURTE,Orlando, CASTILLO,Blanca, MURCIA,Martha Isabel, NICHOLLS,Rubén Santiago, DUQUE,Sofía, OROZCO,Luis Carlos
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2001
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652001000600010
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