TY - JOUR
T1 - Gastro-intestinal ascariasis--an unusual autopsy case report
AU - Kanchan, Tanuj
AU - Wasti, Harihar
AU - Acharya, Jenash
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - Ascaris lumbricoides or roundworms' propensity to produce large number of eggs that are resistant to extremes of environmental conditions have made them one of the highly prevalent and geographically well distributed nematodes among poor socio-economic regions throughout the world. We present an unusual case of fatal gastro-intestinal ascariasis where general neglect, and firm and prolonged reliance on traditional healing methods led to aggregation of roundworms to such an extent that otherwise seems improbable in modern times and, hence, is worth reporting.
AB - Ascaris lumbricoides or roundworms' propensity to produce large number of eggs that are resistant to extremes of environmental conditions have made them one of the highly prevalent and geographically well distributed nematodes among poor socio-economic regions throughout the world. We present an unusual case of fatal gastro-intestinal ascariasis where general neglect, and firm and prolonged reliance on traditional healing methods led to aggregation of roundworms to such an extent that otherwise seems improbable in modern times and, hence, is worth reporting.
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U2 - 10.1177/0025817215573172
DO - 10.1177/0025817215573172
M3 - Article
C2 - 25748290
AN - SCOPUS:84973410407
SN - 0025-8172
VL - 83
SP - 139
EP - 141
JO - The Medico-legal journal
JF - The Medico-legal journal
IS - 3
ER -