Pseudotumorous form of ascariasis. Report of a case

Formiga Ramos, C.C.; de Oliveira Ramos, A.M.; de Carvalho, A.R.; Formiga Ramos, C.C; de Oliveira Ramos, A.M; de Carvalho, A.R

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Pseudotumorous form of ascariasis. Report of a case

Formiga Ramos, C.C.; de Oliveira Ramos, A.M.; de Carvalho, A.R.

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 29(5): 795-798

1980

ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9637

PMID: 6449155

Document Number: 161149

Pathological study of an abdominal mass removed from a 16-month-old girl in Brazil revealed a marked granulomatous and fibroblastic reaction surrounding eggs and adults of Ascaris lumbricoides. There was an increased eosinophilia in the lesion and in the peripheral leukocytes. Both the clinical and gross aspects of the lesion simulated a benign neoplasm; this similarity justifies the designation "pseudotumorous form of ascariasis." [AS].