Ascariasis as a cause of acalculus eosinophilic cholecystitis – a rare case report.
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2016-01
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Acalculus eosinophilic cholecystitis is a variant of chronic cholecystitis which is an inflammation of gall bladder. Here we presents a case of female child of 10 years age with features of abdominal pain for 6 months which after investigations found to be of an eosinophilic cholecystitis cuased by Ascaris lumricoides- a rare entity.
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Ascariasis, USG (ultrasonography) and ERCP (extended retrograde cholangio-pancreatography)
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Kundal Ramesh, Singh Harpal, Swarupa Chakma, Navpreet Kaur, Deepika. Ascariasis as a cause of acalculus eosinophilic cholecystitis – a rare case report. International Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Research. 2016 Jan-Mar; 2(1): 54-56.