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Z Gastroenterol 2017; 55(05): 479-489
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-104781
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Ascariasis imaging: pictorial essay

Ascariasis, ein Bildatlas
Christoph F Dietrich
1   Department of Internal Medicine 2, Caritas Krankenhaus, Bad Mergentheim, Germany
2   Sino-German Research Center of Ultrasound in Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
,
Malay Sharma
3   Jaypee Hospital Noida, India
4   Jaswantrai Speciality Hospital Meerut, India
,
Nitin Chaubal
5   Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India
6   Thane Ultrasound Centre, Thane, India
,
Yi Dong
7   Yi Dong, Department of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
,
Xin-Wu Cui
8   Xin-Wu Cui, Department of Medical Ultrasound, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
,
Markus Schindler-Piontek
1   Department of Internal Medicine 2, Caritas Krankenhaus, Bad Mergentheim, Germany
,
Joachim Richter
9   Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
,
Maija Radzina
10   Riga Stradins university, Head of Radiology Research laboratory, Diagnostic Radiology Institute, Paula Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
,
Fayez Sandouk
11   Gi Specialty center, Damaskus, Syria
12   Gi Department Alkafeel Specialty Hospital, Karbalaa, Iraq
,
Torsten Kucharzik
13   Department of Gastroenterology, Lüneburg Hospital, Germany
,
Dagmar Schreiber-Dietrich
14   Department of Pediatrics, Caritas-Krankenhaus, Bad Mergentheim, Germany
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08 January 2017

21 February 2017

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Abstract

Ascariasis is not widespread in Europe, and the knowledge on how to diagnose and treat the disease is limited to some specialists. On the other hand, clinicians are facing an increasing number of immigrants from high-prevalence countries and are, therefore, challenged to update in this field of infectious diseases. Here we present current knowledge on this infection in 2 parts. The first part discusses clinical features and hot topics in ascariasis, and the second part presents imaging features of ascariasis as a pictorial essay.

Zusammenfassung

Die Ascariasis (Spulwurminfektion) ist in Deutschland und Europa weder weit verbreitet noch ist das Wissen zur Diagnostik und Therapie Allgemeingut. In der heutigen Zeit werden wir aber durch Immigranten und Flüchtlinge immer häufiger mit parasitären und Wurmerkrankungen durch Patienten aus Endemie-Gebieten konfrontiert. Mit dieser zweiteiligen Arbeit stellen wir im ersten Teil das aktuelle Grundlagenwissen und die klinischen Fragestellungen vor und im zweiten Teil zeigen wir typische bildgebende Befunde.

Key words

guidelines - parasites - contrast-enhanced ultrasound - elastography

Schlüsselwörter

Leitlinien - Parasiten - Kontrastmittelsonographie - Elastographie
 

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