Publication: An Unusual Case of Acute Pancreatitis in a Child
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Date
2012
Article Type
Case Report
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
ISSN 1990-7974 eISSN 1990-7982
Volume Title
Pages
Pages: 69 - 70
Publisher
Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS)
Abstract
Abstract:
Ascaris lumbricoides is a common intestinal parasite in tropical regions.Pancreatitis due to worm infestation is an uncommon but important cause in this region. While there are reports of pancreatic duct invasion by round worms in adults, such cases are rarely reported in pediatric population. We report one such case in a sixteen year old child.
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BG Joshi
Institute of Child Health, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
N Wadhwa
Institute of Child Health, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi,
Keywords
Ascaris Lumbricoides, Pancreatitis, ERCP
Identifier
https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v32i1.5484