BACKGROUND We report the ultrasound finding of ascariasis in a patient with hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS). Although ascariasis is common in low-resource settings, there has been no previous report associating ascariasis with HHS. CASE PRESENTATION A 26-year-old Rwandan man was admitted to the emergency department in coma, with a glycemia of 600 mg/dl. He was resuscitated with fluids,...

RATIONALE Ascariasis is an endemic parasitic disease caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, which severely burdens the healthcare system as well as harms the personal life quality, especially among less developed regions. Biliary ascariasis is a critical complication of intestinal ascariasis with painful and life-threatening manifestations. The exploration of proper strategies as its medical intervent...

S24 ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND / VOLUME 6 / SUPPLEMENT 1 / AUGUST 2017 free for the last 1 year. Discussion and Conclusion: Biliary ascariasis is a common occurrence in endemic regions and is causally associated with biliary colic, acute cholangitis, acute pancreatitis and its complications, recurrent pyogenic cholangitis, acute cholecystitis, and liver abscess. Secondary to smaller duct diameter, m...

Ascariasis lumbricoides is one of the most common helminthic infestations in humans. Despite the fact that the prevalence of ascariasis in developed countries has been decreasing, biliary ascariasis can cause serious complications, such as acute cholangitis, pancreatitis, and liver abscess. Here we presented a rare ascariasis-related complication-hepatolithiasis.A 60-year-old female patient had...

Disinfectants are chemical agents used in disinfection liquid form or solution and well-known as microbicidal, fungicidal, virucidal but still unknown parasiticidal, especially the effect to A. lumbricoides. In Indonesia, prevalence of ascariasis is about 30,4% high. Ascariasis caused by lumbricoides helminth that human swallows egg form. Ascaris egg's characteristics hydrophobic sticky, making...

Ascariasis is still one of the most common STH infections found in school-age children, but adults may also suffer from this infection. This due to fact that parasite able manipulate host's immune response by increasing IgG4 levels. The technique a new specific and sensitive method for detecting ascariasis. study aimed determine prevalence ascariasis based on levels using ELISA at Pasie Nan Tig...

Ascaris lumbricoides is the largest and most prevalent of the human helminths. Ascariasis causes a unique type of intestinal obstruction with specific problems, having high morbidity and mortality. There is no management algorithm available in the literature to treat such cases. We aimed in this study to develop an algorithm for the management of intestinal obstruction due to ascariasis. A medl...

Ascariasis is one of the most well known helminthic parasite affecting humans. Esophageal asacariasis is extremely rare. We present a case of esophageal ascariasis manifesting as retrosternal chest discomfort.

Ascariasis is a common helminthic infestation in Malaysia. Ascaris lumbricoides normally lives in the upper small bowel without causing symptoms. Complications arise when these worms migrate into the bile duct (biliary ascariasis) causing biliary colic, cholangitis, acalculous cholecystitis and hepatic abscess l . A case of biliary ascariasis presenting as biliary colic is described. Diagnosis ...

OBJECTIVE Obstruction in the gastrointestinal tract due to ascariasis is a rare clinical manifestation. Intestinal obstruction is extremely rare since the lumen of the intestine is wide. The condition called ascariasis ball is interesting and rarely reported in medical literature. This article reviews reports of this problem in Thailand, a tropical country. METHOD A literature review was made o...