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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Chest | Radiographs can be useful investigations in the diagnosis of ascariasis. | ||
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===Chest X-ray=== | |||
A chest x-ray can reveal varying sizes of oval or round infiltrates ([[löffler's syndrome]]). These infiltrates usually resolve spontaneously.<ref name="Ferri's Clinical Advisor">Ferri, Fred (2017). "Chapter:Ascariasis". Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2017. Elsevier. pp. 117–117. ISBN 978-0-3232-8048-8.</ref> | |||
===Abdominal X-ray=== | |||
Plain abdominal radiographs and contrast studies can reveal worm masses in bowel loops.<ref name="Ferri's Clinical Advisor">Ferri, Fred (2017). "Chapter:Ascariasis". Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2017. Elsevier. pp. 117–117. ISBN 978-0-3232-8048-8.</ref><ref name="Principles and Practice">Durand, Marlene (2015). "Chapter 288:Intestinal Nematodes (Roundworms)". Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases Updated Edition, Eighth Edition. Elsevier. pp. 3199–3207. ISBN 978-1-4557-4801-3.</ref> | |||
[[File:Intestinal ascariasis on fluoroscopy.jpg|center|thumb|''Intestinal ascariasis on fluoroscopy''- | |||
The worm appears as parallel bands (arrow) if its alimentary tract is distended. On transverse sections, the worm appears as a target sign (arrowhead) with body wall and a central dot representing its gut. | |||
Case courtesy of Dr Laughlin Dawes, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/11210">rID: 11210</a> | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Radiographs can be useful investigations in the diagnosis of ascariasis.
Xray
Chest X-ray
A chest x-ray can reveal varying sizes of oval or round infiltrates (löffler's syndrome). These infiltrates usually resolve spontaneously.[1]
Abdominal X-ray
Plain abdominal radiographs and contrast studies can reveal worm masses in bowel loops.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ferri, Fred (2017). "Chapter:Ascariasis". Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2017. Elsevier. pp. 117–117. ISBN 978-0-3232-8048-8.
- ↑ Durand, Marlene (2015). "Chapter 288:Intestinal Nematodes (Roundworms)". Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases Updated Edition, Eighth Edition. Elsevier. pp. 3199–3207. ISBN 978-1-4557-4801-3.