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Image Case: Ascaris Worm Extraction During Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Gastroenetrology

Abstract

Nematode infection including Ascariais is a worldwide infection [1,2]. Nematode infection in particular ancylostomiasis and ascariasis have long been prevalent in Egypt and trials to trace this infection goes back to Lord Kitehenere in 1913 [3]. Although the decline in the incidence of this form of infection in Egypt, due to application of good hygienic techniques, mass and effective treatment ……etc, we reported a 55 years old male patient with chronic hepatitis C virus infection, nonresponder to pegylated interferon therapy complained from persistent epigastric pain and was non-responder to multiple courses of proton pump inhibitors. We decided to examine this patient by upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, where this long white worm was seen in the duodenum ; extraction by biopsy forceps was done.

DOI

10.21608/aeji.2012.15605

Authors

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Mohamed

Last Name

Emara

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Tropical Medicine Department , Faculty of Medicine , Zagazig University,Egypt

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emara_20007@yahoo.com

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0000-0002-1504-7851

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Ibrahim

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Ibrahim

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M

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Tropical Medicine Department , Faculty of Medicine , Zagazig University,Egypt

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2

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1

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2903

Issue Date

2012-03-01

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2018-10-02

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2012-03-01

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55

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55

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2090-7613

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2090-7184

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Images in Infectious and Endemic Diseases

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624

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Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases

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22 Jan 2023