Excretion of Ascaris lumbricoides during total body irradiation. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • We describe the excretion of Ascaris lumbicoides, an intestinal roundworm, in the emesis of an asymptomatic patient undergoing total body irradiation. This suggests that Ascaris is sensitive to irradiation.

publication date

  • April 1, 1994

Research

keywords

  • Ascariasis
  • Ascaris lumbricoides
  • Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
  • Lymphoma, Follicular
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
  • Whole-Body Irradiation

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0028316328

PubMed ID

  • 8019476

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 13

issue

  • 4