Ascariasis

An infection that is caused by the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides, many cases of which remain asymptomatic. During the transient larval migratory phase, shortness of breath, fever, and eosinophilia can occur. Depending on the intestinal worm burden, a spectrum of gastrointestinal tract symptoms can occur.

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Dr. Divyanshu Martand

Top Gastroenterologist of April

Dengue virus , Hepatitis A and ascariasis directly causing Acute pancreatitis and sometimes fatal severe Pancreatitis is not very common but we keep getting such cases on & off at tertiary centres. Apart from that, we also get to see post...See More

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Dr. Parveen Yograj

General Surgery

A 60 years old female was admitted in emergency of our hospital with Acute Gastroenteritis .She vomited . Along with an ...See More

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Top Cases of Ascariasis

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Geetika Anand

MBBS Student

A 54 year-old woman comes to the physician complaining of 5 days of fever, painful swelling around her eyes. She also h...See More

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Dr. Raquib Parwez

Pediatrics

A 7Y/F was admitted for pain abdomen which was not responding to dicyclomine, pantop ,tramadol .USG showed biliary ascar...See More

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Dr. Manju Yadav

Pediatrics

Piperazine citrate 75mg/kg/day for 2 days is the treatement of choice for biliary obstruction given through nasogastric route in syp form .... according to Nelson...along with you should also take advice from gastroenterologist for hepatobi...

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