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Liver abscess caused by Ascaris lumbricoides: case report
Pinilla, Análida Elizabeth; López, Myriam Consuelo; Ricaurte, Orlando; Castillo, Blanca; Murcia, Martha Isabel; Nicholls, Rubén Santiago; Duque, Sofía; Orozco, Luis Carlos.
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  • Pinilla, Análida Elizabeth; Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Internal Medicine Department. Bogotá. CO
  • López, Myriam Consuelo; Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Instituto de Salud en el Trópico. Public and Tropical Health Department. Bogotá. CO
  • Ricaurte, Orlando; Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Pathology Department. Bogotá. CO
  • Castillo, Blanca; Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Internal Medicine Department. Bogotá. CO
  • Murcia, Martha Isabel; Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Microbiology Department. Bogotá. CO
  • Nicholls, Rubén Santiago; Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Instituto de Salud en el Trópico. Public and Tropical Health Department. Bogotá. CO
  • Duque, Sofía; Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Instituto de Salud en el Trópico. Public and Tropical Health Department. Bogotá. CO
  • Orozco, Luis Carlos; Universidad Industrial de Santander. CO
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo;43(6): 343-346, Nov.-Dec. 2001. ilus
Article in En | LILACS | ID: lil-303047
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ABSTRACT
A case is reported of a woman who lived in a rural area with a chronic illness that consisted of weight loss and abdominal pain in the epigastrium and upper right quadrant. The initial diagnosis was a mass in the liver, which was later, demonstrated, both by direct and histological examination, to be an abscess caused by Ascaris lumbricoides. Eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides and abundant Charcot-Leyden Crystals were found
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Ascaris lumbricoides / Liver Abscess Limits: Animals / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL Year: 2001 Document type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Colombia Country of publication: Brazil
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Ascaris lumbricoides / Liver Abscess Limits: Animals / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL Year: 2001 Document type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Colombia Country of publication: Brazil