Open AccessAscariasis of gall bladder associated with xanthogranulomatous inflammation and cholelithiasis
Author(s) -
Sanjay D Deshmukh,
Gayatri S Pathak,
Amrut V Ashturkar,
Avinash R Joshi,
Rahul Ramkrishna Shelke
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
tropical parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2229-7758
pISSN - 2229-5070
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5070.86968
Subject(s) - ascaris lumbricoides , gall , ascariasis , inflammation , lumen (anatomy) , foreign body , pathology , medicine , biology , helminths , zoology , surgery , botany
We report a rare case of ascariasis of gall bladder. The unusual features in this case were the presence of eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides in the lumen. Some of the eggs had evoked a foreign body reaction indicating chronicity. The bladder wall was unevenly thickened with yellowish white nodules and showed maximum thickness around the neck region. Microscopy showed predominantly xanthogranulomatous inflammation in the thickened parts of the wall.