Ascariasis in the Gall Bladder - A Rare Case

Authors

  • Kiran Kumar Singal M M Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Mullana (Ambala)
  • Neerja Singal M M Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Mullana (Ambala)
  • Parveen Gupta M M Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Mullana (Ambala)
  • Nidhi Jain M M Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Mullana (Ambala)
  • Neha Talwar M M Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Mullana (Ambala)
  • Yuvraj Singh Cheema M M Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Mullana (Ambala)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i3.17740

Keywords:

Ascariasis lumbricoides, gall bladder, hepatobiliary ascariasis

Abstract

Settlement of adult form ascariasis parasite in the gall bladder is rare constituting 2.1 % of hepatobiliary ascariasis4. Radiologic imaging methods play an important role in the diagnosis of the parasite in the biliary tree. Computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) are used in the diagnosis of hepatobiliary ascariasis. However, ultrasonography is still the first method and most preferred due to its ease of applicability and the fact that it is inexpensive and non-invasive. We report a rare case of Ascariasis lumbricoides present in gall bladder.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i3.17740

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.13(3) 2014 p.343-344

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Author Biographies

Kiran Kumar Singal, M M Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Mullana (Ambala)

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

 

Neerja Singal, M M Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Mullana (Ambala)

Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Parveen Gupta, M M Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Mullana (Ambala)

Professor, Department of Medicine

Nidhi Jain, M M Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Mullana (Ambala)

Professor, Department of Pathology

Neha Talwar, M M Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Mullana (Ambala)

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Yuvraj Singh Cheema, M M Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Mullana (Ambala)

Resident, Department of Medicine

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Published

2014-06-06

How to Cite

Singal, K. K., Singal, N., Gupta, P., Jain, N., Talwar, N., & Cheema, Y. S. (2014). Ascariasis in the Gall Bladder - A Rare Case. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 13(3), 343–344. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i3.17740

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Case Reports

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