Arafat Hasan, Abdul-Hafez Hamza A, Sabateen Ali
Department of Internal Medicine, Augusta Victoria Hospital, East Jerusalem, Palestine.
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Clin Med Insights Case Rep. 2025 Jan 28;18:11795476251315619. doi: 10.1177/11795476251315619. eCollection 2025.
is a common helminthic infection characterized by fecal-oral route of transmission. Commonly, it affects the gastrointestinal tract. However, in significantly rare cases, it can affect unexpected body regions, such as biliary tree, pancreas, and the lung.
A 68-year-old female patient underwent PleurX tube insertion due to malignant pleural effusion. On the third week of insertion, she complained of itching and pain at the site of insertion, a grayish-white worm was visualized at the insertion site. Ascaris lumbricoides was identified by microbiological examination. She received 400 mg of albendazole.
Our case describes a rare clinical situation of pleural ascariasis, emphasizing the importance of remaining aware of this rare complication of ascariasis.
是一种常见的蠕虫感染，其传播途径为粪口途径。通常，它会影响胃肠道。然而，在极为罕见的情况下，它会影响意想不到的身体部位，如胆管、胰腺和肺部。
一名68岁女性患者因恶性胸腔积液接受了PleurX管插入术。在插入后的第三周，她抱怨插入部位瘙痒和疼痛，在插入部位可见一条灰白色的蠕虫。通过微生物学检查确诊为蛔虫。她接受了400毫克阿苯达唑治疗。
我们的病例描述了一种罕见的胸膜蛔虫病临床情况，强调了认识到蛔虫病这种罕见并发症的重要性。
