Abdominal angiostrongyliasis: a case with severe evolution Angiostrongilíase abdominal: um caso com grave evolução

A case of acute abdomen disease caused by abdominal angiostrongyliasis is reported. A 42-year-old otherwise healthy patient presented with a complaint of nine days of abdominal pain, constipation, disury, fever and right iliac fossa palpable mass. Exploratory laparotomy was performed. After surgical...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: José Wellington Alves dos Santos, Ricardo Morgental Zambenedetti, Keli Cristina Mann, Marta Pires da Rocha, Ewerton Nunes Morais, Carlos Graeff-Teixeira
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2005
Subjects:
Abdominal angiostrongyliasis
Angiostrongylus costaricensis
Acute abdomen
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Fossa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652005000600010
https://doaj.org/article/6ba2fde6ee7d4b569a235ba0e7dab0b8
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Summary:A case of acute abdomen disease caused by abdominal angiostrongyliasis is reported. A 42-year-old otherwise healthy patient presented with a complaint of nine days of abdominal pain, constipation, disury, fever and right iliac fossa palpable mass. Exploratory laparotomy was performed. After surgical treatment the patient presented serious complications. É relatado um caso de abdome agudo causado por angiostrongilíase abdominal. Um paciente de 42 anos, previamente hígido, apresentou queixa de nove dias de dor abdominal, constipação, disúria, febre e uma massa palpável na fossa ilíaca direita. Uma laparotomia exploradora foi realizada. Após o tratamento cirúrgico o paciente apresentou graves complicações.

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