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Ascaris lumbricoides? (Letters to the Editor).

Publication: Southern Medical Journal
Publication Date: 01-JUL-03 		Format: Online - approximately 936 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Ascaris lumbricoides? (Letters to the Editor).(Letter to the Editor)

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To the Editor: We thank Dr. Ash (1) for his observations and comments about our article. (2) Succinctly, the case report described a 39-year-old man who brought a live worm to the emergency department that he claimed to have voided recently through his urethra. Urinalysis revealed 5-10 WBC count, red blood cells too numerous to count, and many bacteria. A urine culture was ordered. The laboratory identified the worm as Ascaris lumbricoides. A urology consultation was arranged. On the basis of the laboratory's identification, the patient was treated with mebendazole. In subsequent urologic follow-up, the urine culture failed to grow any bacteria. Stool cultures were negative for ova and parasites. Three intravenous pyelograms and one CT scan of the urinary system failed to detect any residual or retained A. lumbricoides but did identify two kidney stones in the inferior...

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