Pseudotumorous from of Ascariasis
1980; American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; Volume: 29; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.4269/ajtmh.1980.29.795
ISSN1476-1645
AutoresCarlos Cesar Formiga Ramos, Ana Maria de Oliveira Ramos, Adonis Reis Lira de Carvalho,
Tópico(s)Botanical Research and Chemistry
ResumoPathologic study of an abdominal mass removed from a 16-month-old girl revealed a marked granulomatous and fibroblastic reaction surrounding eggs and adults of Ascaris lumbricoides. As often occurs in such cases, there was an increased eosinophilia in the lesion and in the peripheral leukocytes. Both the clinical and gross aspects of the lesion simulated a benign neoplasm; this similarity justifies the designation “pseudotumorous form of ascariasis.”
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