Worm induced pancreatitis.
Ascaris pancreatitis
Keywords:
Ascaris, Pancreatitis, Sonography
Abstract
The patient, a 6-year old male child presented to the emergency department of our institute with a chief complaint of intermittent severe upper abdominal pain for past 24-hours. On examination, his vitals including blood pressure, respiratory rate, and heart rate were stable. The abdominal examination was positive mild epigastric tenderness.
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References
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2. Dani RD, Gandhi V, Thakkar G, Patel P. Acute pancreatitis due to round worm in main pancreatic duct. Ind J Radiol Imaging, 2006;16(1):85-86.
3. Khuroo MS, Zargar SA, Yattoo GN, Koul P, Khan BA, Dar MY, Alai MS. Ascaris-induced acute pancreatitis. Br J Surg. 1992 Dec;79(12):1335-8.
4. Khuroo MS, Rather AA, Khuroo NS, Khuroo MS. Hepatobiliary and pancreatic ascariasis. World J Gastroenterol. 2016;22(33):7507-17.
Published
2019-05-27
How to Cite
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Gojwari TA, Ilyas M, Ahmad SS, Shabir A. Worm induced pancreatitis. jms [Internet]. 2019May27 [cited 2026Oct.3];22(1):81-2. Available from: http://ano.jmsskims.org/index.php/jms/article/view/421
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Clinical Images
