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# Retained [[bile duct]] stone<ref name="pmid23078449">{{cite journal| author=Goel A, Lakshmi CP, Pottakkat B| title=Biliary ascariasis: mimicker of retained bile duct stone. | journal=Dig Endosc | year= 2012 | volume= 24 | issue= 6 | pages= 480 | pmid=23078449 | doi=10.1111/j.1443-1661.2012.01338.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23078449  }} </ref>
# Retained [[bile duct]] stone<ref name="pmid23078449">{{cite journal| author=Goel A, Lakshmi CP, Pottakkat B| title=Biliary ascariasis: mimicker of retained bile duct stone. | journal=Dig Endosc | year= 2012 | volume= 24 | issue= 6 | pages= 480 | pmid=23078449 | doi=10.1111/j.1443-1661.2012.01338.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23078449  }} </ref>
* Other worm infections can sometimes have clinical presentations similar to that of [[Ascaris lumbricoides]]
* Other worm infections can sometimes have clinical presentations similar to that of [[Ascaris lumbricoides]]
The table below summarizes the findings that differentiate [[ascariasis]] from other nematode infections:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="7" |Differentiating Ascaris lumbricoides infection from other Nematode infections<ref name="Principles and Practice">Durand, Marlene (2015). "Chapter 288:Intestinal Nematodes (Roundworms)". Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases Updated Edition, Eighth Edition. Elsevier. pp. 3199–3207. ISBN 978-1-4557-4801-3.</ref><ref name="Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine">{{cite book |last1=Kim |first1=Kami |last2=Weiss |first2=Louis |last3=Tanowitz |first3=Herbert |title=Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine Sixth Edition |publisher=Elsevier |date=2016 |pages=682-698 |chapter=Chapter 39:Parasitic Infections |isbn=978-1-4557-3383-5}}</ref>
! colspan="7" |Differentiating ascariasis from other Nematode infections<ref name="Principles and Practice">Durand, Marlene (2015). "Chapter 288:Intestinal Nematodes (Roundworms)". Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases Updated Edition, Eighth Edition. Elsevier. pp. 3199–3207. ISBN 978-1-4557-4801-3.</ref><ref name="Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine">{{cite book |last1=Kim |first1=Kami |last2=Weiss |first2=Louis |last3=Tanowitz |first3=Herbert |title=Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine Sixth Edition |publisher=Elsevier |date=2016 |pages=682-698 |chapter=Chapter 39:Parasitic Infections |isbn=978-1-4557-3383-5}}</ref><ref name="pmid21879805">{{cite journal| author=Serpytis M, Seinin D| title=Fatal case of ectopic enterobiasis: Enterobius vermicularis in the kidneys. | journal=Scand J Urol Nephrol | year= 2012 | volume= 46 | issue= 1 | pages= 70-2 | pmid=21879805 | doi=10.3109/00365599.2011.609834 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21879805  }} </ref>
|-
|-
|Nematode
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Nematode
|Transmission
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Transmission
|Direct Person-Person Transmission  
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Direct Person-Person Transmission  
|Duration of Infection
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Duration of Infection
|Pulmonary Manifestation
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Pulmonary Manifestation
|Location of Adult worm(s)
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Location of Adult worm(s)
|Treatment
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Treatment
|-
|-
|[[Ascaris lumbricoides]]
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Ascaris lumbricoides]]
|Ingestion of infective ova
|Ingestion of infective [[ova]]
|No
|No
|1-2 years
|1-2 years
|
|
* [[Löffler's syndrome]] (usually about 9-12 days after exposure to ova)
* [[Löffler's syndrome]] (usually about 9-12 days after exposure to [[ova]])
* [[Cough]]
* [[Cough]]
* Substernal discomfort
* [[Substernal pain|Substernal]] discomfort
* [[Crackles]]
* [[Crackles]]
* [[Wheezing]]
* [[Wheezing]]
* Transient opacities
* Transient [[Opacity|opacities]]
|Free in the lumen of the small bowel
|Free air in the [[lumen]] of the [[small bowel]]
(primarily jejunum)
(primarily [[jejunum]])
|
|
* [[Albendazole]]
* [[Albendazole]]
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* [[Piperazine]]
* [[Piperazine]]
|-
|-
|[[Trichuris trichiura]]
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Strongyloides stercoralis]]
(whipworm)
|Filariform larvae penetrate [[skin]] or [[bowel]] [[mucosa]]
|Yes
|
* Lifetime of the host
|
* [[Löffler's syndrome]]
* Chronic [[cough]]
* [[Pneumonia]] or [[sepsis]] in hyperinfection
|Embedded in the mucosa of the [[duodenum]], [[jejunum]]
|
* [[Ivermectin]]
* [[Albendazole]]
* [[Thiabendazole]]
|-
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Trichuris trichiura]]
([[whipworm]])
|Ingestion of infective [[ova]]
|Ingestion of infective [[ova]]
|No
|No
|1-3 years
|1-3 years
|No pulmonary migration, therefore, no pulmonary manifestation
|
|Anchored in the superficial mucosa of cecum and colon
* No [[pulmonary]] migration, therefore, no pulmonary manifestation
|Anchored in the superficial [[mucosa]] of [[cecum]] and [[colon]]
|
|
* [[Albendazole]]
* [[Albendazole]]
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* [[Mebendazole]]
* [[Mebendazole]]
|-
|-
|[[Hookworm]] ([[Necator americanus]] and [[Ancylostoma duodenale]])
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Hookworm]]  
|Skin penetration by filariform larvae
([[Necator americanus]] and [[Ancylostoma duodenale]])
|[[Skin]] penetration by filariform larvae
|No
|No
|
|
* 3-5 years (Necator)
* 3-5 years ([[Necator americanus|Necator]])
* 1 year (Ancylostoma)
* 1 year ([[Ancylostoma]])
|
|
* [[Löffler's syndrome]]
* [[Löffler's syndrome]]
* Transient opacities
* Transient opacities
|Attached to the mucosa of mid-upper portion of the [[small bowel]]
|Attached to the [[mucosa]] of mid-upper portion of the [[small bowel]]
|
|
* [[Albendazole]]
* [[Albendazole]]
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* [[Pyrantel pamoate]]
* [[Pyrantel pamoate]]
|-
|-
|[[Strongyloides stercoralis]]
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Enterobius vermicularis]]
|Filariform larvae penetrates skin or bowel mucosa
([[pinworm]])
|Ingestion of infective [[ova]]
|Yes
|Yes
|Lifetime of the host
|
|
* [[Löffler's syndrome]]
* 1-month
* Chronic [[cough]]
* [[Pneumonia]] or [[sepsis]] in hyperinfection
|Embedded in the mucosa of the [[duodenum]], [[jejunum]]
|
|
* [[Ivermectin]]
* Extraintestinal migration is very rare
* [[Albendazole]]
|Free air in the lumen of [[cecum]], [[appendix]], adjacent [[colon]]
* [[Thiabendazole]]
|-
|[[Enterobius vermicularis]] ([[pinworm]])
|Ingestion of infective [[ova]]
|Yes
|1 month
|Extraintestinal migration is very rare<ref name="pmid21879805">{{cite journal| author=Serpytis M, Seinin D| title=Fatal case of ectopic enterobiasis: Enterobius vermicularis in the kidneys. | journal=Scand J Urol Nephrol | year= 2012 | volume= 46 | issue= 1 | pages= 70-2 | pmid=21879805 | doi=10.3109/00365599.2011.609834 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21879805  }} </ref>
|Free in the lumen of [[cecum]], [[appendix]], adjacent [[colon]]
|
|
* [[Albendazole]]
* [[Albendazole]]

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Overview

Ascariasis can mimic other worm infections, and also gastrointestinal pathologies like peptic ulcer disease, intussusception in children, bile duct stone, etc.[1][2]

Differential Diagnosis

  • Differential diagnosis of intestinal ascariasis
  1. Peptic ulcer disease[1]
  2. Intestinal obstruction from Ascaris lumbricoides can mimic intussusception[3]
  • Differential diagnosis of biliary ascariasis
  1. Gallbladder cancer[4]
  2. Retained bile duct stone[2]
  • Other worm infections can sometimes have clinical presentations similar to that of Ascaris lumbricoides

The table below summarizes the findings that differentiate ascariasis from other nematode infections:

Differentiating ascariasis from other Nematode infections[5][6][7]
Nematode Transmission Direct Person-Person Transmission Duration of Infection Pulmonary Manifestation Location of Adult worm(s) Treatment
Ascaris lumbricoides Ingestion of infective ova No 1-2 years Free air in the lumen of the small bowel

(primarily jejunum)

Strongyloides stercoralis Filariform larvae penetrate skin or bowel mucosa Yes
  • Lifetime of the host
Embedded in the mucosa of the duodenum, jejunum
Trichuris trichiura

(whipworm)

Ingestion of infective ova No 1-3 years
  • No pulmonary migration, therefore, no pulmonary manifestation
Anchored in the superficial mucosa of cecum and colon
Hookworm

(Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale)

Skin penetration by filariform larvae No Attached to the mucosa of mid-upper portion of the small bowel
Enterobius vermicularis

(pinworm)

Ingestion of infective ova Yes
  • 1-month
  • Extraintestinal migration is very rare
Free air in the lumen of cecum, appendix, adjacent colon

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hamed AD, Akinola O (1990). "Intestinal ascariasis in the differential diagnosis of peptic ulcer disease". Trop Geogr Med. 42 (1): 37–40. PMID 2260195.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Goel A, Lakshmi CP, Pottakkat B (2012). "Biliary ascariasis: mimicker of retained bile duct stone". Dig Endosc. 24 (6): 480. doi:10.1111/j.1443-1661.2012.01338.x. PMID 23078449.
  3. Katz Y, Varsano D, Siegal B, Bar-Yochai A (1985). "Intestinal obstruction due to Ascaris lumbricoides mimicking intussusception". Dis Colon Rectum. 28 (4): 267–9. PMID 3979231.
  4. Kong F, Xi H, Bai Y, Li Z (2015). "Ascaris infestation of biliary tree mimicking gallbladder cancer". Dig Liver Dis. 47 (2): e3. doi:10.1016/j.dld.2014.09.012. PMID 25308610.
  5. Durand, Marlene (2015). "Chapter 288:Intestinal Nematodes (Roundworms)". Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases Updated Edition, Eighth Edition. Elsevier. pp. 3199–3207. ISBN 978-1-4557-4801-3.
  6. Kim, Kami; Weiss, Louis; Tanowitz, Herbert (2016). "Chapter 39:Parasitic Infections". Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine Sixth Edition. Elsevier. pp. 682–698. ISBN 978-1-4557-3383-5.
  7. Serpytis M, Seinin D (2012). "Fatal case of ectopic enterobiasis: Enterobius vermicularis in the kidneys". Scand J Urol Nephrol. 46 (1): 70–2. doi:10.3109/00365599.2011.609834. PMID 21879805.


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