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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...
A small but clear set of parasitic infections has documented pancreatic invasion in humans that can produce pancreatitis and, in some cases, secondary (type 3c) diabetes — most notably cystic echinoco...
Parasitic infections involving the pancreas are medically real but extremely uncommon; most evidence shows are more prevalent among people with diabetes, while true pancreatic infestations—by agents s...
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...