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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 32(3), 1983, pp. 523-525
Copyright © 1983 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Fatal Case of Multiple Liver Abscesses caused by Adult Ascaris Lumbricoides

Marcos A. Rossi AND Frank W. Bisson
Department of Pathology, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, 14100-Ribeirão Preto, S.P., Brazil

The present report describes a recent fatal case of multiple liver abscesses caused by adult Ascaris lumbricoides in a 21-month-old child. Most abscesses contained a large number of adult worms and one ruptured into the peritoneal cavity, causing purulent peritonitis.

Accepted for publication September 3, 1982.




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