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Infection with the intestinal roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides and its effects on the pancreas
Yes — parasites can and have been found in the human pancreas, but such occurrences are rare, geographically uneven, and medically distinct from viral/bacterial causes of pancreatic disease; documente...
Parasitic infections are an uncommon but well-documented cause of acute pancreatitis, with helminths—particularly Ascaris lumbricoides—and several trematodes and cestodes most frequently implicated in...
Documented is rare but well described in case reports and small series: most commonly migrating into the biliary–pancreatic ducts and causing acute pancreatitis, but also echinococcal (hydatid) cysts,...
Human infection with the pancreatic fluke Eurytrema pancreaticum is diagnosed primarily by direct detection—visualizing adult worms at autopsy or on endoscopic imaging, identifying characteristic eggs...
is rare but, when present, is managed like hepatic disease: radical surgery when feasible combined with long‑term benzimidazole chemotherapy ( or ), typically administered continuously for at least tw...
Yes — multiple species of (including worms and larval tapeworms) have been documented to infect or damage the human pancreas, sometimes directly occupying pancreatic ducts or causing pancreatitis and ...