Ascaris lumbricoides through pleural biopsy needle. A rare case of intrapleural ascariasis

Arch Bronconeumol. 2017 Mar;53(3):171-172. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2016.08.014. Epub 2016 Nov 4.

[Article in English, Spanish]

Authors

Tamer Elhadidy¹, Mohammed Elsayed Eldesoqy¹, Nesreen Elsayed Morsy¹, Heba Wagih Abdelwahab², Mohammad Tohlob¹

Affiliations

¹ Chest Medicine Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egipto.
² Chest Medicine Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egipto. Electronic address: wagihheba84@gmail.com.

PMID: 27823891
DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2016.08.014

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Animals
Ascariasis / diagnosis*
Ascaris lumbricoides / isolation & purification*
Biopsy, Needle
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pleura / parasitology*
Pleura / pathology
Pleural Effusion / diagnostic imaging
Splenomegaly / diagnostic imaging