2010
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-010-1445-7
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Pulmonary ascariasis: two cases in Austria and review of the literature

Abstract: Ascariasis is the most common helminthic infection, with an estimated worldwide prevalence of 25%. The estimated mortality ranges from 0.8 to 1%. Second stage larvae pass through the intestinal wall and migrate via the portal vein system to the liver and then proceed to the lungs, where they may produce pneumonia and eosinophilia. Symptoms include wheezing, dyspnea, nonproductive cough, hemoptysis, and fever. Two cases of pulmonary ascariasis in Austrian males are reported. Both patients presented with dyspnea… Show more

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“…In many cases, pulmonary ascariasis in chest X-rays shows fleeting infiltrates that may develop peripheral confluence and intra-alveolar hemorrhage, and exudate may also be present (associated with larvae migration) [9, 19, 20]. …”
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“…In many cases, pulmonary ascariasis in chest X-rays shows fleeting infiltrates that may develop peripheral confluence and intra-alveolar hemorrhage, and exudate may also be present (associated with larvae migration) [9, 19, 20]. …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…One of the patients was in remission of b-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Serology for Ascaris was positive twice in both patients, while microscopic examination of stool was negative for helminthic ova [9]. Ascaris worms may enter nasogastric and endotracheal tubes and block their lumen [13].…”
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“…The outbreak of VLM due to A. suum was firstly reported in Japan in 1996 (Maruyama, Nawa, Noda, Mimori, & Choi, ). Since then, patients diagnosed in VLM caused by A. suum have been frequently reported around the world (Hoenigl et al ., ; Izumikawa et al, ; Miller et al, ; Pinelli, Herremans, Harms, Hoek, & Kortbeek, , Sakakibara et al 2002). Humans get infection either by accidental ingestion of embryonated eggs in soil or contacted on raw vegetable that is grown in soil fertilized with A. suum contaminated‐swine excrement (Matsuyama, Mizoguchi, Iwami, Kawabata, & Osame, ; Tokojima, Ashitani, & Nakazato, ), or by eating raw or undercooked meat and organs that are parasitized by the parasite larvae (Izumikawa et al, ).…”
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confidence: 99%