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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Ascariasis is often asymptomatic. It can sometimes present with pulmonary and abdominal symptoms which are usually mild, however, severe cases of ascariasis | Ascariasis is often asymptomatic. It can sometimes present with pulmonary and abdominal symptoms which are usually mild, however, severe cases of ascariasis occasionally occur especially following mechanical obstruction of a [[viscus]].<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> | ||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
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* It is often asymptomatic | * It is often asymptomatic | ||
* Pulmonary symptoms from immune-mediated hypersensitivity response can occur in the 2nd week after egg ingestion, and these symptoms can include: | * Pulmonary symptoms from immune-mediated hypersensitivity response can occur in the 2nd week after egg ingestion, and these symptoms can include: | ||
# A low-grade fever | # A low-grade [[fever]] | ||
# A non-productive cough | # A non-productive [[cough]] | ||
# Chest discomfort | # [[Chest discomfort]] | ||
# Dyspnea in severe cases | # [[Dyspnea]] in severe cases | ||
# Eosinophilic pneumonia ( | # [[Eosinophilic pneumonia]] ([[löffler's syndrome]]) in severe cases- This can present with [[dyspnea]] and [[wheezing]] | ||
* Mild abdominal discomfort | * Mild abdominal discomfort | ||
* Dyspepsia | * [[Dyspepsia]] | ||
* Loss of appetite | * Loss of appetite | ||
* Nausea | *[[ Nausea]] | ||
* Passage of | * Passage of worms in vomitus or stool | ||
* Poor growth and malnutrition may occur in children | * [[Poor growth]] and [[malnutrition]] may occur in children | ||
* Mechanical obstruction by the worm can result in signs and symptoms of intestinal obstruction, bile and pancreatic duct | * Mechanical obstruction by the worm can result in signs and symptoms of [[intestinal obstruction]], bile and [[pancreatic duct]] obstruction, and [[appendicitis]] | ||
* Signs and symptoms of a complicated mechanical obstruction can occur such as perforation, intussusception, volvulus. | * Signs and symptoms of a complicated mechanical obstruction can occur such as perforation, [[intussusception]], [[volvulus]]. | ||
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Overview
Ascariasis is often asymptomatic. It can sometimes present with pulmonary and abdominal symptoms which are usually mild, however, severe cases of ascariasis occasionally occur especially following mechanical obstruction of a viscus.[1]
History and Symptoms
The clinical symptoms vary and it is usually dependent on the worm burden and the involved organ.[2] The patient can present with the following signs and symptoms:[1][2]
- It is often asymptomatic
- Pulmonary symptoms from immune-mediated hypersensitivity response can occur in the 2nd week after egg ingestion, and these symptoms can include:
- A low-grade fever
- A non-productive cough
- Chest discomfort
- Dyspnea in severe cases
- Eosinophilic pneumonia (löffler's syndrome) in severe cases- This can present with dyspnea and wheezing
- Mild abdominal discomfort
- Dyspepsia
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea
- Passage of worms in vomitus or stool
- Poor growth and malnutrition may occur in children
- Mechanical obstruction by the worm can result in signs and symptoms of intestinal obstruction, bile and pancreatic duct obstruction, and appendicitis
- Signs and symptoms of a complicated mechanical obstruction can occur such as perforation, intussusception, volvulus.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kliegman, Robert; Stanton, Bonita; St. Geme, Joseph; Schor, Nina (2016). "Chapter 291:Ascariasis (Ascaris lumbricoides)". Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Twentieth Edition. Elsevier. pp. 1733–1734. ISBN 978-1-4557-7566-8.