Ascariasis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state: a surprising ultrasound finding in the emergency department

BACKGROUND: We report the ultrasound finding of ascariasis in a patient with hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS). Although ascariasis is common in low-resource settings, there has been no previous report associating ascariasis with HHS. CASE PRESENTATION: A 26-year-old Rwandan man was admitted to...

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Autores principales: Cattermole, Giles N., Nzabandora, Jean-Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5360740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28324468
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12245-017-0138-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5360740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28324468
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12245-017-0138-7

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