Post-partum pyogenic abscess containing Ascaris lumbricoides

Trop Parasitol. 2013 Jan;3(1):79-81. doi: 10.4103/2229-5070.113922.

Abstract

We report an unusual case of multiple pyogenic liver abscesses containing Ascariasis lumbricoides in a 35-year-old post-partum female who had delivered 1 month back. Open drainage of liver abscess along with liver worm was done. Patient did well post-operatively.

Keywords: Ascariasis lumbricoides; liver; pyogenic abscess.