Ascariasis masquerading as obstructive jaundice in an infant – a case report
Ascariasis is endemic in India and is common in areas of poor sanitation. The most common complications are intestinal and biliary ascariasis, which are associated with significant morbidity. We report a 7-month-old child who presented with obstructive jaundice and was also documented to have pancre...
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| description | Ascariasis is endemic in India and is common in areas of poor sanitation. The most common complications are intestinal and biliary ascariasis, which are associated with significant morbidity. We report a 7-month-old child who presented with obstructive jaundice and was also documented to have pancreatitis. She was noted to have a round worm occluding the common bile duct following ultrasonography and magnetic resonance cholangio-pancreatography (MRCP). The baby was conservatively managed with oral anthelmintics (to which she responded) and followed up with serial ultrasound. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-964fea0006c2413686c924af4cb889e12022-12-21T18:57:17ZengHygeia Press di Corridori MarinellaJournal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine2281-06922017-08-0162e060216e06021610.7363/060216416Ascariasis masquerading as obstructive jaundice in an infant – a case reportIshita Majumdar0Joydeep Das1Devdeep Mukherjee2Department of Paediatric Medicine, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Paediatric Medicine, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Paediatric Medicine, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaAscariasis is endemic in India and is common in areas of poor sanitation. The most common complications are intestinal and biliary ascariasis, which are associated with significant morbidity. We report a 7-month-old child who presented with obstructive jaundice and was also documented to have pancreatitis. She was noted to have a round worm occluding the common bile duct following ultrasonography and magnetic resonance cholangio-pancreatography (MRCP). The baby was conservatively managed with oral anthelmintics (to which she responded) and followed up with serial ultrasound.https://www.jpnim.com/index.php/jpnim/article/view/497biliary ascariasismagnetic resonance cholangiopancreatographyanthelminticsinfant |
| spellingShingle | Ishita Majumdar Joydeep Das Devdeep Mukherjee Ascariasis masquerading as obstructive jaundice in an infant – a case report Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine biliary ascariasis magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography anthelmintics infant |
| title | Ascariasis masquerading as obstructive jaundice in an infant – a case report |
| title_full | Ascariasis masquerading as obstructive jaundice in an infant – a case report |
| title_fullStr | Ascariasis masquerading as obstructive jaundice in an infant – a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ascariasis masquerading as obstructive jaundice in an infant – a case report |
| title_short | Ascariasis masquerading as obstructive jaundice in an infant – a case report |
| title_sort | ascariasis masquerading as obstructive jaundice in an infant a case report |
| topic | biliary ascariasis magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography anthelmintics infant |
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