Ascariasis, which is caused by is the most common gastrointestinal parasitic infection worldwide, with occasional invasion of the biliary tract leading to a variety of complications. In rare cases, pathogens carried on the surface of can complicate the course of the disease and lead to superimposed bacterial infections. In this article, we present a case of ascariasis-induced cholangitis complicated with bacteremia and multiple hepatic microabscesses. This article, which shows an association that was not reported in the literature before, aims to increase the awareness of clinicians for the possibility of the association between ascariasis and superimposed bacterial infection, specifically with .
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7861067 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12503 | DOI Listing |
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