Hepatic larva migrans presenting with upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage: A case report

Visceral larva migrans (VLM) occurs because of a host inflammatory response to the migrating larvae of a nematode. Patients usually present with fever, hepatomegaly and abdominal pain; vascular arterial complications are uncommon. A 19-year female presented with fever, jaundice, abdominal discomfort...

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Published in:South African Journal of Radiology
Main Authors: Ranjan K. Patel, Shruti Mittal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2021-11-01
Subjects:
visceral larva migrans (vlm)
hepatic larva migrans
pseudoaneurysm
hepatic artery
portal vein thrombosis
coil embolisation
Online Access:https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/2200
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Summary:Visceral larva migrans (VLM) occurs because of a host inflammatory response to the migrating larvae of a nematode. Patients usually present with fever, hepatomegaly and abdominal pain; vascular arterial complications are uncommon. A 19-year female presented with fever, jaundice, abdominal discomfort and melena. Computed tomography (CT) revealed multiple discrete, clustered, complex hepatic cystic lesions consistent with VLM, along with an arterial pseudoaneurysm from the right hepatic artery which was managed with endovascular coil embolisation.
ISSN:1027-202X
2078-6778

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