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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...
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...