Ascariasis masquerading as obstructive jaundice in an infant – a case report
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2017), Articles
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2017)

Ascariasis masquerading as obstructive jaundice in an infant – a case report

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https://doi.org/10.7363/060216
Published 2017-08-04
Ishita Majumdar
Department of Paediatric Medicine, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Joydeep Das
Department of Paediatric Medicine, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Devdeep Mukherjee
Department of Paediatric Medicine, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Keywords

biliary ascariasis
magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
anthel­mintics
infant

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Majumdar, I., Das, J., & Mukherjee, D. (2017). Ascariasis masquerading as obstructive jaundice in an infant – a case report. Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine (JPNIM), 6(2), e060216. https://doi.org/10.7363/060216
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Abstract

Ascariasis is endemic in India and is common in areas of poor sanitation. The most common complications are intestinal and biliary ascariasis, which are associated with significant morbidity. We report a 7-month-old child who presented with obstructive jaundice and was also documented to have pancreatitis. She was noted to have a round worm occluding the common bile duct following ultrasonography and magnetic resonance cholangio-pancreatography (MRCP). The baby was conservatively managed with oral anthelmintics (to which she responded) and followed up with serial ultrasound.
https://doi.org/10.7363/060216
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