Tumoración pancreática en paciente con parasitosis por Ascaris lumbricoides

  1. Alende-Castro, V 1
  2. Macía-Rodríguez, C 1
  3. García-Villafranca, JA 1
  4. Páez-Guillán, E 1
  1. 1 Servicio de Medicina Interna. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela. Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña. España
Journal:
Revista Española de Casos Clínicos en Medicina Interna (RECCMI)

ISSN: 2530-0792

Year of publication: 2016

Volume: 0

Issue: 1

Pages: 70-71

Type: Article

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Abstract

Ascaris lumbricoides is an infrequent ethiology of intestinal tract infection in our country. A 86 years-old woman was admitted in Internal Medicine with vomiting, weight loss and abdominal pain and parasite expulsion. Physical examination showed a bad general condition without other findings. Laboratory tests showed leucocytosis with eosinophilia (12.4%). The scanner showed an infiltrative pancreatic mass with peritoneal carcinomatosis. Microbiogical analysis showed an Ascaris lumbricoides. The patient was treated with mebendazole during 3 days. Unfortunately, due to age and comorbidities, the patient died in a few months.

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