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 b...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
2001
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/2c379ea0567d4c63a4ad48bccd193675 |
Summary: | 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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