Wandering biliary ascariasis with hepatic abscess in a postmenopausal woman.

Autor: Nahar N; Dr Nazmun Nahar, Medical Officer, Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied sciences (INMAS), Mymensingh, Bangladesh., Khan N, Islam SM, Chakraborty RK, Rima SZ, Alam MN, Roy AS
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Mymensingh medical journal : MMJ [Mymensingh Med J] 2014 Oct; Vol. 23 (4), pp. 796-9.
Abstrakt: Hepatobiliary ascariasis is common in developing countries where there is a low standard of public health and hygiene. We are reporting a rare case of ascariasis which induced multiple liver abscesses in a post menopausal woman who presented with fever, anorexia, nausea, vomiting and mild hepatomegaly. Ultrasonography revealed biliary ascariasis with multiple hepatic abscesses. Laparoscopic drainage of hepatic abscesses was done and microscopic examination of drainage materials showed decorticated eggs of Ascaris Lumbricoides. The post operative recovery of the patient was uneventful. Ultrasonography is a reliable modality to diagnose and follow up of such cases.
Databáze: MEDLINE