Ascariasis presenting as acute abdomen during pregnancy and puerperium.

Avantika Gupta, Asmita Muthal Rathore, Usha Manaktala

Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, India. dravantikagupta@gmail.com

The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 2013 Mar

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Ascariasis can have various clinical presentations. We present three cases of ascariasis in pregnant or postpartum women, presenting with acute abdomen. The diagnosis of ascariasis was made clinically with the passage of ascaris worms in the vomitus or stool and was supported by ultrasonography. All three patients were treated successfully using anthelmintics. One patient underwent exploratory laparotomy.

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Avantika Gupta, Asmita Muthal Rathore, Usha Manaktala. Ascariasis presenting as acute abdomen during pregnancy and puerperium. The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health. 2013 Mar;44(2):150-3