Granulomatous peritonitis due to ascariasis: A case report from Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
1 Department of general Surgery, College of Medicine, Duhok University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
2 Duhok Medical Research Center, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
3 Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Duhok University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
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International Journal of Scientific Research Updates, 2022, 04(02), 156–159.
Article DOI: 10.53430/ijsru.2022.4.2.0164
Publication history:
Received on 27 September 2022; revised on 09 November 2022; accepted on 12 November 2021
Abstract:
Ascaris lumbricoides is worldwide in distribution and most prevalent throughout the tropics, sub-tropics and more prevalent in the countryside than in the city. Complications of ascariasis, such as intestinal obstruction, appendicitis, biliary ascariasis, perforation of the intestine, cholecystitis, pancreatitis and peritonitis. Here we report a unique case of peritoneal granuloma in a 43 years old male, due to Ascaris lumbricoides infection which was suspected to be a malignancy, and discuss the importance of considering parasitic infection in the differential diagnosis of malignancy.
Keywords:
Ascariasis; Ascaris lumbricoides; Granulomatous peritonitis; Intestinal mass; Intestinal perforation
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