Massive infestation by Ascaris lumbricoides of the biliary tract: report of a successfully treated case Infestação maciça por Ascaris lumbricoides nas vias biliares: relato de um caso tratado com sucesso

Massive infestation by Ascaris lumbricoides of the biliary tract: report of a successfully treated case Infestação maciça por Ascaris lumbricoides nas vias biliares: relato de um caso tratado com sucesso

This is a report of a 25 years old black woman from the city of São Paulo, Brazil, who developed acute obstructive cholangitis of Ascaris lumbricoides with septicemia and multiple hepatic abscesses. The patient had sickle cell trait and normal delivery 3 months ago. Massive infestation of the biliar...

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Main Authors: Dahir Ramos de Andrade Júnior, José Abi Karam, Maria do Patrocínio Tenório Nunes Warth, Alexandre Frederico de Marca, José Jukemura, Marcel Cerqueira Cesar Machado, Antonino dos Santos Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1992-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Biliary ascariasis
massive infestation
cholangitis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651992000100012

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