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Fatal Case of Multiple Liver Abscesses caused by Adult Ascaris Lumbricoides
Marcos A. Rossi
Marcos A. Rossi
Department of Pathology, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, 14100-Ribeirão Preto, S.P., Brazil
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Frank W. Bisson
Frank W. Bisson
Department of Pathology, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, 14100-Ribeirão Preto, S.P., Brazil
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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.
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