CT imaging of ascaris lumbricoides

F Deprez; C Pauls; T Puttemans

doi:10.5334/jbr-btr.321

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CT imaging of ascaris lumbricoides

Authors:

F C Deprez ,

Department of Radiology, Clinique St-Pierre, Ottignies-LLN, Belgium.

C Pauls,

Department of Radiology, Clinique St-Pierre, Ottignies-LLN, Belgium.

T Puttemans

Department of Radiology, Clinique St-Pierre, Ottignies-LLN, Belgium.

Abstract

A 37-year-old man was referred to the department of internal medicine for chronic fever, asthenia and loss of weight. He had no relevant medical history but reported frequent travels to Africa. Abdominal-CT study with contrast agent injection and oral digestive opacification was performed and revealed pleuroperitoneal and pericardial effusions with multiple mediastinal and mesenteric lymphadenopathies. Bronchoalveolar lavage and sputum expectoration analyses demonstrated systemic tuberculosis.

How to Cite: Deprez FC, Pauls C, Puttemans T. CT imaging of ascaris lumbricoides. JBR-BTR. 2010;93(4):227. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.321

Published on 13 Apr 2010.

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