Parasitic Liver Abscess Caused By Ascaris Lumbricoides - A Case Report

Authors

  • SM Khodeza Nahar Begum Associate Professor of Pathology; Anwer Khan Modern Medical College, Dhaka
  • Quazi Tarikul Islam Professor of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/akmmcj.v1i2.7462

Keywords:

Liver Abscess, Ascaris Lumbricoides

Abstract

This is a case report of a middle aged man who presented with weight loss and epigastric pain. The initial diagnosis was space occupying lesion in liver. The mass was later demonstrated by trans-abdominal percutaneous needle biopsy to be an abscess caused by Ascaris lumbricoides. Fertilized Eggs and Larvae of Ascaris lumbricoides was found.

Key Words: Liver Abscess; Ascaris Lumbricoides

DOI: 10.3329/akmmcj.v1i2.7462

Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal 2010; 1(2): 25-26

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How to Cite

Begum, S. K. N., & Islam, Q. T. (2011). Parasitic Liver Abscess Caused By Ascaris Lumbricoides - A Case Report. Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal, 1(2), 25–26. https://doi.org/10.3329/akmmcj.v1i2.7462

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2010)

Section

Case Reports