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The physical examination findings in ascariasis vary and it is usually dependent on the worm burden and involved organ.<ref name="Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics">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.</ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fatimo Biobaku M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
The physical examination findings in ascariasis vary and it is usually dependent on the worm burden and involved organ.[1]
Physical Examination
General appearance
Most patients generally appear well with minimal or no symptoms on physical examination.[2]
Vital signs
A low-grade fever may occur in some patients with ascariasis.[2]
Chest
Eosinophilic pneumonia (Loffler's syndrome) may occur in severe cases with the patient presenting with the following physical examination findings:[2][3]
- Dyspnea
- Dry rales
- Wheezing resulting from bronchospasms
Abdomen[1]
- Abdominal distension
- Abdominal tenderness
- Signs of acute bowel obstruction
- Signs suggestive of an inflammation of the affected viscus (appendicitis, cholecystitis, etc)
Skin
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.
- ↑ Kim, Kami; Weiss, Louis; Tanowitz, Herbert (2016). "Chapter 39:Parasitic Infections". Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine Sixth Edition. Elsevier. pp. 682–698. ISBN 978-1-4557-3383-5.