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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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
2001
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652001000600010 |
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