Pulmonary ascariasis (Loeffler's syndrome) is a self-limited disease with transient respiratory symptoms occurring in sensitized hosts during the stage of larval migration through the lungs. This syndrome can be a response to several parasitic infestations, ascariasis being the commonest aetiology.

Ascariasis is a parasitic infection of your intestines. It happens through hand-to-mouth contact with the eggs of the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides. Ascariasis symptoms include stomach pain and occasional diarrhea. Providers treat ascariasis …

2022年5月17日 · Ascariasis (as-kuh-RIE-uh-sis) is a type of roundworm infection. These worms are parasites that use your body as a host to mature from larvae or eggs to adult worms. Adult worms, which reproduce, can be more than a foot (30 centimeters) long. Ascariasis worms are typically pink or white with tapered ends.

Ascariasis – Ascariasis may be associated with pneumonitis (known as Loeffler syndrome) in sensitized individuals during larval migration through the lungs. Pulmonary symptoms… Larvae frequently localize in the liver; hepatic manifestations may include hepatomegaly or …

Ascaris lumbricoides is a common nematode infecting humans worldwide with increased prevalence in tropical and subtropical areas of less developed countries. Recently, it has been estimated that over one billion individuals are infected with ascariasis worldwide with 7% in USA.

Pneumonia caused by the nematode Ascaris lumbricoides. Extraintestinal manifestations of ascariasis such as pulmonary ascariasis, “Loeffler’s syndrome”, are not common and can be misdiagnosed. Pneumonic infiltration at the upper lobe of the left lung (A) is shown.

Ascariasis is an infection with the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides. People get ascariasis by consuming food or drink that is contaminated with roundworm eggs. Ascariasis is the most common intestinal worm infection. It is related to poor sanitation.