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Definition of Ascariasis

1. Noun. Infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms.

Definition of Ascariasis

1. n. A disease, usually accompanied by colicky pains and diarrhea, caused by the presence of ascarids in the gastrointestinal canal.

Definition of Ascariasis

1. Noun. A disease of humans caused by the parasitic roundworm ''Ascaris lumbricoides''. ¹

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Definition of Ascariasis

1. [n -RIASES]

Medical Definition of Ascariasis

1. Most common parasitic infection in the world, endemic along Gulf Coast, Ozark Mountains, Nigeria, Southeast Asia, organism: Ascaris lumbricoides, age: children (1-10 y.o.), cycle: soil to duodenum to venules/lymphatics to lung to brochus to mouth to jejunum, location: jejunum greater than ileum (99%), duodenum, stomach, common bile duct, pancreatic duct, symptoms: colic, eosinophilia, appendicitis, haematemesis, pneumonitis, jaundice X-ray: 15-35 cm long filling defects, whirled appearance (bolus of worms) complications: intestinal obstruction/perforation, intermittant biliary obstruction, liver abscess (rare), granulomatous stricture of extrahepatic bile ducts (rare) (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Ascariasis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"(d) ascariasis Symptoms.—Many children with round worms present no noticeable symp- toms. Even when symptoms are present, they are so vague that they may n< ..."

2. The Prophylaxis and Treatment of Internal Disease: Designed for the Use of by Frederick Forchheimer (1910)
"D. DISEASES PRODUCED BY NEMATODES I. ascariasis Ascaris Lumbricoides. ... Auto- infection from ova is not common in ascariasis. TREATMENT. ..."

3. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"ascariasis (Round Worm) Organism.—ascariasis is a condition due to an infection by the Ascaris lumbricoides. This worm finds its lodgment in the intestinal ..."

4. The Treatment of Disease: A Manual of Practical Medicine by Reynold Webb Wilcox (1907)
"ascariasis. Ascaris Lumbricoides (the round or maw worm) is one of the most common human parasites and is found in all parts of the world. ..."

5. A Text-book of the practice of medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1907)
"ascariasis.—Ascaris lumbricoides, or round worms, are found in the small intestine of man more commonly than any other parasite. They are not segmented as ..."

6. Internal Medicine by David Bovaird (1912)
"The treatment must be supportive and symptomatic. DISEASES CAUSED BY NEMATODES ascariasis—ROUND-WORM OR EEL-WORM INFECTION Parasite. ..."

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