Abdominal angiostrongyliasis with involvement of liver histopathologically confirmed: a case report

Human abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a zoonotic disease caused by ingestion of the L3 larvae of Angiostrongylus costaricensis. The human infection gives rise to a pathological condition characterized by acute abdominal pain, secondary to an inflammatory granulomatous reaction, marked eosinophilia and eosinophilic vasculitis. Most commonly this disease is limited to intestinal location, primary ileocecal, affecting the mesenteric arterial branches and intestinal walls. We present one of the few cases reported around the world with simultaneous involvement of the intestines and liver, including proved presence of nematodes inside the hepatic arteriole.

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Hydatid Disease Simulating Acute Abdomen: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine ◽

10.1155/2012/387102 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2012 ◽

pp. 1-3 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Georgios Lianos ◽

Georgios Baltogiannis ◽

Avrilios Lazaros ◽

Konstantinos Vlachos

Keyword(s):

Abdominal Pain ◽

Case Report ◽

Hydatid Disease ◽

Acute Abdominal Pain ◽

Abdominal Distension ◽

The Body ◽

Parasitic Disease ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Diffuse Abdominal Pain ◽

Operating Surgeon

Introduction. Hydatid disease is caused by the tapewormEchinococcus granulosusand is still a matter of public health in many regions of the world, where it is an endemic parasitic disease. Although the liver is the most involved organ, hydatidosis can be found anywhere in the human body. Rare forms of location may lead to diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas.Case Report. Herein we report a rare case of acute abdominal pain and progressively increasing abdominal distension due to abdominal and multiple splenic echinococcosis in a 72-year-old Caucasian male. We also provide a brief review of the literature.Conclusion. Although hydatid disease is found most often in the liver and lungs, rarely any organ of the body can be involved by this zoonosis. Though rare, the possibility of unusual location of echinococcosis must always be considered by the operating surgeon, when dealing with diffuse abdominal pain in endemic areas, because any misinterpretation may result in unfavorable outcomes.

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Huge retrovesical hydatid cyst with pelvic localization as the primary site: a case report

Acta Radiologica ◽

10.1080/02841850701422138 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 48 (8) ◽

pp. 918-920 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

A. M. Halefoglu ◽

A. Yasar

Keyword(s):

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Abdominal Pain ◽

Case Report ◽

Hydatid Cyst ◽

Cystic Mass ◽

Primary Site ◽

Cystic Disease ◽

The World ◽

Indirect Hemagglutination ◽

Indirect Hemagglutination Test

We present a patient with symptoms of abdominal pain and frequent urination due to a huge mass in the retrovesical region. All imaging modalities revealed a cystic mass containing small daughter cysts located between the urinary bladder and rectum. Its characteristics led us to suspect the presence of a hydatid cyst, and an indirect hemagglutination test for Echinococcus granulosus was found positive. No other involvement of hydatid cystic disease was detected. The primary site for the hydatid disease was therefore regarded as the pelvis, on which only a few cases have been reported previously. The patient started albendazole therapy, but refused operation. Hydatid cyst should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of abdominopelvic masses in endemic regions of the world.

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A Case of Polyneuropathy Following a Single Dose of Diethylcarbamazine and Albendazole During Mass Administration of Drug - A Case Report

Nepal Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.3126/njms.v1i1.5800 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 56-58

Author(s):

SC Kohli ◽

UK Shrestha ◽

VM Alurkar ◽

A Maskey ◽

M Parajuli ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Abdominal Pain ◽

Single Dose ◽

Case Report ◽

Side Effects ◽

World Health Organization ◽

Mass Drug Administration ◽

World Health ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

The World ◽

Health Organization

The global program to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis created by The World Health organization in 1997 is based on mass administration of single annual doses of diethylcarbamazine ( DEC) plus albendazole in non African regions and of albendazole plus ivermectin in Africa. The usual side effects of DEC treatment include fever, chills, arthralgia, headaches, nausea, and vomiting. Albendazole is associated with relatively few side effects consisting of occasional nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, headache, reversible alopecia, elevated aminotransferases and rarely leucopenia and rash. We report a case of polyneuropathy in a young individual following DEC and albendazole during mass drug administration. Keywords: Albendazole; DEC; Polyneuropathy. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njms.v1i1.5800 Nepal Journal of Medical Sciences. 2012; 1(1): 56-58

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Torsion of the Ovary in Infancy, a Rare Emergency; A Case Report

Asian Journal of Medicine and Health ◽

10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930370 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 90-96

Author(s):

Abdelilah Radi ◽

Karima Larbi Ouassou ◽

Amal Hassani ◽

Rachid Abilkassem ◽

Aomar Agadr ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Abdominal Pain ◽

Case Report ◽

Clinical Evaluation ◽

Clinical Picture ◽

Acute Abdominal Pain ◽

Rare Condition ◽

Ovarian Torsion ◽

Positive Diagnosis ◽

Hemorrhagic Risk ◽

Made In

Torsion of the ovary is a rare condition whose diagnosis remains difficult given the non-specificity of the clinical picture as well as the difficulty of clinical evaluation, especially in young girls. It is a surgical emergency because it involves the vital prognosis by the hemorrhagic risk, and functional prognosis by the risk of infertility. The clinical picture is dominated by acute abdominal pain. Our work reports the case of a 2-year-old girl in whom the diagnosis of ovarian torsion was made in front of an atypical clinical picture. Laparoscopy is the method of choice for making a positive diagnosis and performing a conservative procedure as described in this work.

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Omental torsion presenting as acute abdominal pain, pre-operative diagnosis: A case report

Global Surgery ◽

10.15761/gos.1000224 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Mohammad N Athamnah ◽

Hussein SO Al Azzam ◽

Raid FF Maayah ◽

Laith MY Maqableh ◽

Ali H Malkawi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Abdominal Pain ◽

Case Report ◽

Acute Abdominal Pain ◽

Omental Torsion

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Conservative Management of Segmental Infarction of the Greater Omentum: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Case Reports in Medicine ◽

10.1155/2010/765389 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2010 ◽

pp. 1-4 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Ramawad Soobrah ◽

Mohammad Badran ◽

Simon G. Smith

Keyword(s):

Computed Tomography ◽

Abdominal Pain ◽

Case Report ◽

Ct Scan ◽

Conservative Management ◽

Acute Abdominal Pain ◽

Correct Diagnosis ◽

Greater Omentum ◽

Review Of Literature ◽

Segmental Infarction

Segmental omental infarction (SOI) is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain. Depending on the site of infarction, it mimics conditions like appendicitis, cholecystitis, and diverticulitis. Before the widespread use of Computed Tomography (CT), the diagnosis was usually made intraoperatively. SOI produces characteristic radiological appearances on CT scan; hence, correct diagnosis using this form of imaging may prevent unnecessary surgery. We present the case of a young woman who was treated conservatively after accurate radiological diagnosis.

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Acute Abdominal Pain After Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filter Insertion: Case Report of Caval Perforation by an Option Filter

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology ◽

10.1007/s00270-010-0080-z ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 34 (4) ◽

pp. 883-885 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Weiping Wang ◽

James Spain ◽

Matthew D. B. S. Tam

Keyword(s):

Abdominal Pain ◽

Case Report ◽

Inferior Vena Cava ◽

Inferior Vena Cava Filter ◽

Inferior Vena ◽

Acute Abdominal Pain ◽

Vena Cava ◽

Vena Cava Filter ◽

Filter Insertion

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New viral hepatitis caused by covid-19 virus- A case report

IP International Journal of Medical Paediatrics and Oncology ◽

10.18231/j.ijmpo.2021.019 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 98-102

Author(s):

R H Gobbur ◽

Ranjima M ◽

Aravind S Akki

Keyword(s):

Abdominal Pain ◽

Case Report ◽

Respiratory Failure ◽

Liver Injury ◽

Viral Hepatitis ◽

Pediatric Patients ◽

Acute Abdominal Pain ◽

Diffuse Alveolar Damage ◽

Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽

Symptoms And Signs

During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the assessment, and management of patients are challenging. The clinical features of COVID-19 are heterogeneous and subtle in many cases. Although diffuse alveolar damage and acute respiratory failure are the main features of COVID-19, the impairment of other organs are also seen. Gastrointestinal symptoms are common in pediatric patients with COVID-19 as SARS-CoV-2 is able to enter gastrointestinal epithelial cells. However, these complaints can also be caused by a COVID-19-independent concomitant abdominal pathology. Therefore, patients with fever with acute abdominal pain, anorexia, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea need to be assessed very thoroughly. Previous studies reported that COVID-19 was likely to result in liver injury. Based on clinical cases, we present our approach of management of children with symptoms and signs of viral hepatitis and concomitant suspicion of COVID-19.

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