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Pancreatic Pathology and Parasites

The invasion of pancreatic cells by parasites and the resulting pathology.

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Jan 12, 2026
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Which parasites are known to cause acute pancreatitis and what are their clinical signs?

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...

Jan 12, 2026
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What evidence links toxoplasma or other parasites to pancreatic beta-cell damage or altered diabetes risk?

Multiple lines of evidence—case reports, animal experiments, seroepidemiology and mechanistic papers—have linked parasites, most prominently Toxoplasma gondii, to pancreatic pathology or altered diabe...

Jan 19, 2026

How does diabetes physiologically increase susceptibility to parasitic infections and how has that been measured?

Diabetes is associated with altered infection risk: multiple systematic reviews and meta-analyses report higher pooled prevalence or odds of intestinal parasitic infections in people with diabetes com...

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