Acute Massive Gastrointestinal Bleeding Caused by Ascaris lumbricoides Infection: A Case Report

Ascaris lumbricoides infestation can cause a variety of intestinal complications, but severe gastrointestinal bleeding is rare. A thorough evaluation is needed for travelers and migrants with massive gastrointestinal bleeding, especially in those patients who have undergone multiple upper and lower...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Barakat, Munsef, Shebani, Ahmed, Rehman, Amin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9621741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36337780
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.30935
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Sumario:Ascaris lumbricoides infestation can cause a variety of intestinal complications, but severe gastrointestinal bleeding is rare. A thorough evaluation is needed for travelers and migrants with massive gastrointestinal bleeding, especially in those patients who have undergone multiple upper and lower endoscopies with no certain cause. We present a challenging case of massive small bowel bleeding due to Ascaris infection.

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