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Ascaridida Infection

MedGen UID:
102430
•Concept ID:
C0162626
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Ascaridida Infections; Baylisascaris Infection; Baylisascaris Infections; Infection, Ascaridida; Infection, Baylisascaris; Infection, Raccoon Roundworm; Infections, Ascaridida; Infections, Baylisascaris; Raccoon Roundworm Infection; Raccoon Roundworm Infections; Roundworm Infection, Raccoon; Roundworm Infections, Raccoon

Definition

Infections with nematodes of the order ASCARIDIDA. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAscaridida Infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment response and long-term outcomes in biliary ascariasis: A prospective study.
Patra PS, Das A, Ahmed SKM, Mitra S, Dhali GK
Arab J Gastroenterol 2021 Jun;22(2):164-169. Epub 2021 Mar 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ajg.2020.11.002. PMID: 33752976
Imaging in the diagnosis and management of ocular toxocariasis.
Campbell JP, Wilkinson CP
Int Ophthalmol Clin 2012 Fall;52(4):145-53. doi: 10.1097/IIO.0b013e318265d58b. PMID: 22954936
Ocular toxocariasis: advances in diagnosis and treatment.
Schneier AJ, Durand ML
Int Ophthalmol Clin 2011 Fall;51(4):135-44. doi: 10.1097/IIO.0b013e31822d6a5a. PMID: 21897146

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

IgE-mediated Anisakis allergy in children.
Pontone M, Giovannini M, Barni S, Mori F, Venturini E, Galli L, Valleriani C, Vecillas LL, Sackesen C, Lopata AL, Buyuktiryaki B
Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 2023;51(1):98-109. Epub 2023 Jan 1 doi: 10.15586/aei.v51i1.692. PMID: 36617828
Whipworm and roundworm infections.
Else KJ, Keiser J, Holland CV, Grencis RK, Sattelle DB, Fujiwara RT, Bueno LL, Asaolu SO, Sowemimo OA, Cooper PJ
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2020 May 28;6(1):44. doi: 10.1038/s41572-020-0171-3. PMID: 32467581
Seroprevalence Brazil.
Fialho PMM, Correa CRS, Lescano SZ
Adv Parasitol 2020;109:357-374. Epub 2020 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/bs.apar.2020.01.013. PMID: 32381207
Neurotoxocarosis.
Finsterer J, Auer H
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2007 Sep-Oct;49(5):279-87. doi: 10.1590/s0036-46652007000500002. PMID: 18026633
Parasitic pneumonia.
Berk SL, Verghese A
Semin Respir Infect 1988 Jun;3(2):172-8. PMID: 3041517

Diagnosis

Human Ascariasis: An Updated Review.
Leung AKC, Leung AAM, Wong AHC, Hon KL
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2020;14(2):133-145. doi: 10.2174/1872213X14666200705235757. PMID: 32628606
Seroprevalence Brazil.
Fialho PMM, Correa CRS, Lescano SZ
Adv Parasitol 2020;109:357-374. Epub 2020 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/bs.apar.2020.01.013. PMID: 32381207
Imaging of toxocariasis.
Dietrich CF, Cretu C, Dong Y
Adv Parasitol 2020;109:165-187. Epub 2020 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/bs.apar.2020.03.001. PMID: 32381196
Toxocariasis: a silent threat with a progressive public health impact.
Chen J, Liu Q, Liu GH, Zheng WB, Hong SJ, Sugiyama H, Zhu XQ, Elsheikha HM
Infect Dis Poverty 2018 Jun 13;7(1):59. doi: 10.1186/s40249-018-0437-0. PMID: 29895324Free PMC Article
Human toxocariasis.
Ma G, Holland CV, Wang T, Hofmann A, Fan CK, Maizels RM, Hotez PJ, Gasser RB
Lancet Infect Dis 2018 Jan;18(1):e14-e24. Epub 2017 Aug 3 doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30331-6. PMID: 28781085

Therapy

Human Ascariasis: An Updated Review.
Leung AKC, Leung AAM, Wong AHC, Hon KL
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2020;14(2):133-145. doi: 10.2174/1872213X14666200705235757. PMID: 32628606
Ascaris.
Burnett MW
J Spec Oper Med 2018 Summer;18(2):115-116. doi: 10.55460/FFEM-COO8. PMID: 29889967
Soil-transmitted helminth infections: ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm.
Bethony J, Brooker S, Albonico M, Geiger SM, Loukas A, Diemert D, Hotez PJ
Lancet 2006 May 6;367(9521):1521-32. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68653-4. PMID: 16679166
Biliary parasites.
Osman M, Lausten SB, El-Sefi T, Boghdadi I, Rashed MY, Jensen SL
Dig Surg 1998;15(4):287-96. doi: 10.1159/000018640. PMID: 9845601
Ascariasis.
Khuroo MS
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 1996 Sep;25(3):553-77. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8553(05)70263-6. PMID: 8863040

Prognosis

Human lagochilascariasis-A rare helminthic disease.
Campos DMB, Barbosa AP, Oliveira JA, Tavares GG, Cravo PVL, Ostermayer AL
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2017 Jun;11(6):e0005510. Epub 2017 Jun 22 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005510. PMID: 28640884Free PMC Article
Neurotoxocarosis.
Finsterer J, Auer H
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2007 Sep-Oct;49(5):279-87. doi: 10.1590/s0036-46652007000500002. PMID: 18026633
Biliary ascariasis: a review.
Shah OJ, Zargar SA, Robbani I
World J Surg 2006 Aug;30(8):1500-6. doi: 10.1007/s00268-005-0309-1. PMID: 16874446
Baylisascariasis.
Gavin PJ, Kazacos KR, Shulman ST
Clin Microbiol Rev 2005 Oct;18(4):703-18. doi: 10.1128/CMR.18.4.703-718.2005. PMID: 16223954Free PMC Article
Biliary parasites.
Osman M, Lausten SB, El-Sefi T, Boghdadi I, Rashed MY, Jensen SL
Dig Surg 1998;15(4):287-96. doi: 10.1159/000018640. PMID: 9845601

Clinical prediction guides

Visceral larva Migrans in a Young Italian Patient: A Diagnostic Dilemma.
Francalanci E, Manciulli T, Bandini G, Blanc P, Bonelli SI, Brunetti E, Gotuzzo E, Cretu CM, Gobbi F, Bartoloni A, Zammarchi L
Acta Parasitol 2023 Dec;68(4):937-941. Epub 2023 Oct 23 doi: 10.1007/s11686-023-00723-9. PMID: 37872438Free PMC Article
Human Ascariasis: An Updated Review.
Leung AKC, Leung AAM, Wong AHC, Hon KL
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2020;14(2):133-145. doi: 10.2174/1872213X14666200705235757. PMID: 32628606
Pathogenesis of cerebral toxocariasis and neurodegenerative diseases.
Fan CK
Adv Parasitol 2020;109:233-259. Epub 2020 Feb 5 doi: 10.1016/bs.apar.2020.01.008. PMID: 32381200
Toxocara spp. infection and risk of childhood asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Aghaei S, Riahi SM, Rostami A, Mohammadzadeh I, Javanian M, Tohidi E, Foroutan M, Esmaeili Dooki M
Acta Trop 2018 Jun;182:298-304. Epub 2018 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.03.022. PMID: 29573999
Ascaris and ascariasis.
Crompton DW
Adv Parasitol 2001;48:285-375. doi: 10.1016/s0065-308x(01)48008-0. PMID: 11013758

Recent systematic reviews

A systematic review of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Myanmar.
Swe MMM, Phyo AP, Cooper BS, White NJ, Smithuis F, Ashley EA
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2023 Nov;17(11):e0011706. Epub 2023 Nov 1 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011706. PMID: 37910592Free PMC Article
Global prevalence of Ascaris infection in humans (2010-2021): a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Holland C, Sepidarkish M, Deslyper G, Abdollahi A, Valizadeh S, Mollalo A, Mahjour S, Ghodsian S, Ardekani A, Behniafar H, Gasser RB, Rostami A
Infect Dis Poverty 2022 Nov 18;11(1):113. doi: 10.1186/s40249-022-01038-z. PMID: 36401308Free PMC Article
Toxocara spp. infection and risk of childhood asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Aghaei S, Riahi SM, Rostami A, Mohammadzadeh I, Javanian M, Tohidi E, Foroutan M, Esmaeili Dooki M
Acta Trop 2018 Jun;182:298-304. Epub 2018 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.03.022. PMID: 29573999
Neurotoxocariasis: a systematic literature review.
Deshayes S, Bonhomme J, de La Blanchardière A
Infection 2016 Oct;44(5):565-74. Epub 2016 Mar 23 doi: 10.1007/s15010-016-0889-8. PMID: 27084369
Asthma and toxocariasis.
Li L, Gao W, Yang X, Wu D, Bi H, Zhang S, Huang M, Yao X
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2014 Aug;113(2):187-92. Epub 2014 Jun 13 doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2014.05.016. PMID: 24934109

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