GALL BLADDER ASCARIASIS, AN UNUSUAL CASE OF CHOLESTATIC JAUNDICE IN SHALAMAR HOSPITAL, LAHORE
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biliary ascariasis, ascaris lumbricoides, cholestasis, gall bladder, jaundice, right hypochondrium.
Abstract
Ascaris Lumbricoides seldom causes cholecystitis due to anatomical factors. Although it accounts for 2.1% of cases of hepatobiliary ascariasis. Patients typically present with nonspecific symptoms of abdominal discomfort, occasionally accompanied by fever, resembling cholecystitis. Ultrasonography (USG) aids in providing a conclusive diagnosis. We report a case of a 49-year-old female patient with gallbladder ascariasis who presented in ER with symptoms of fever, eye discolouration, and right hypochondrial pain over the last 4-5 days, got admitted, was put on conservative management for 5 days, called for follow up and significant improvement was observed both in labs & symptomatically.
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Waqar Hafeez
Shalamar Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Laiba Ali
Shalamar Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Hamna Jabeen Ashraf
Shalamar Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Maham Farooq
Institute of Public Health, Lahore, Pakistan.
Fatima Amjad
Shalamar Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Hassaan Ahmad
Shalamar Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.