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Obstrucción intestinal por Ascaris lumbricoides en un adulto mayor

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (5), 2016
Ascaris lumbricoides is considered the largest intestinal nematode with a higher incidence in the childhood, representing a truly medical and public health problem, principally in undeveloped countries. We present the case of an 83 year old man, born and coming from the amazon region, without any relevan...

Large intestine obstruction complicated with perforation: a rare manifestation of Schistosoma mansoni infection

Säo Paulo med. j; 116 (4), 1998
The authors report a case of a 25 year old Brazilian man with a history of crampy abdominal pain in the left iliac fossa for 2 weeks, abdominal distention, mucous diarrhea and anorexia. The patient presented signs of hemodynamic instability and a hard mass palpated in the left iliac fossa presented perit...