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Parasitic infections of the pancreas are real but rare: a variety of helminths and protozoa have been documented invading pancreatic tissue or blocking pancreatic ducts and, in isolated cases, causing...
Documented instances exist in the medical literature where parasites have invaded pancreatic tissue or the biliary tree and provoked acute or chronic —and in a few case reports that pancreatic damage ...
Parasitic causes of acute pancreatitis are uncommon but well-documented, with the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides cited repeatedly as the single most common parasite implicated, especially in endemic r...
Parasitic infections can rarely involve or complicate the pancreas (most commonly via migration/obstruction by helminths such as Ascaris lumbricoides, and far less commonly by flukes or echinococcal c...