Question 1

ascariasis is what?

Accepted Answer

Worms: Infection with intestinal roundworms.

Question 2

does ascariasis usually have many symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Symptoms: As larval stages travel through the body, they may cause visceral damage, peritonitis and inflammation, enlargement of the liver or spleen, and a verminous pneumonitis. The worms in the intestine may cause malabsorption and anorexia which contribute to malnutrition.  The worms can occasionally cause intestinal blockage.They can travel through the billiary tree to gall bladder casing cholycytitis.

Question 3

what medications cure  ascariasis? and can you get any of them over the counter?

Accepted Answer

Ascariasis: The most common are Albendazole (albenza), Ivermectin (stromectol) and mebendazole.  Each can be curative with a single oral dose, but may produce abdominal pain and nausea. None of these is available in the usa without a prescription. Before being treated you should submit a stool specimen for diagnosis. If you are not reinfected this may cure itself if you really have ascaris.

Question 4

recently completed medication for roundworm (ascariasis), when should we do tests to see the results of outcome by medication?

Accepted Answer

Likely no need.: Depending on the medication used,  the roundworm numbers are decimated or completely removed.  Even if there were a few left after therapy, you may likely be asymptomatic, as is, apparently, the case with slight infections.  Mebendazole is given over 3 days (100 mg PO q 12h x 3 days), and many other meds, like Albendazole only need one dose (400 mg po).  That seems to be all unless re-infected.

Question 5

i think i may have ascariasis roundworms what do i do now?

Accepted Answer

Confirm and treat: Visit your doctor or get a infectious diseases referral. Ascaris is uncommon in the United States, but can occur in people traveling from an endemic region. Diagnosis is typically done by identifying ascaris eggs in a stool sample using a microscope.  Treatment involves Albendazole or Mebendazole given over a span of 1 to 3 days. With treatment, expect the presence of dead roundworms on defecation.

Question 6

my mom had lap chole with cbd exploration due to biliary ascariasis.t-tube output reaches up to 900ml/day, is this normal? she is now two weeks postop

Accepted Answer

Yes some times: when bile drains out instead of going in , speak to the surgeon may do a cholangiogram( picture of bile ducts )  clamp the the  ' T tube  ' for a while before removing .

Question 7

what's the battle's sign?

Accepted Answer

Mastoid ecchymosis: It is an indication of  injury to middle cranial fossa due to trauma and the blood may track along the course of the the posterior auricular artery casing  mastoid ecchymosis

Question 8

what are the signs of add?

Accepted Answer

SEVERAL: Symptoms must have started in childhood with issues of focus and attention. Procrastination and completion. Difficulty keeping on task or following through, appearing not to listen, blurts out answers to questions or has difficulty taking turns. This can continue into adulthood.

Question 9

what is the trousseu sign?

Accepted Answer

(Trousseau  Sign: There are two different trousseau signs. One may be seen in a patient with low calcium. (trousseau sign of latent tetany)  a blood pressure cuff on the arm is inflated (&gt; systolic blood pressure) x 3 minutes.  This can cause spasm in the forearm & hand (the silhouette looks a bit like a swan’s head and neck).

Question 10

what is the sign for  iicp?

Accepted Answer

Do you mean?: Increased intracranial pressure.  If so, the classical clinical finding is within the eye, called papilledema, the effect of pressure in brain causing changes over the retina.

Get Virtual Care

For Businesses

About Us

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

Doctor answers about:

Ascariasis signs

A member asked:

Ascariasis is what?

A member asked:

Does ascariasis usually have many symptoms?

A member asked:

What medications cure ascariasis? and can you get any of them over the counter?

A member asked:

Recently completed medication for roundworm (ascariasis), when should we do tests to see the results of outcome by medication?

A member asked:

I think i may have ascariasis roundworms what do i do now?

A member asked:

My mom had lap chole with cbd exploration due to biliary ascariasis.t-tube output reaches up to 900ml/day, is this normal? she is now two weeks postop

A member asked:

What's the battle's sign?

A member asked:

What are the signs of add?

A member asked:

What is the trousseu sign?

A member asked:

What is the sign for iicp?

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

Telemedicine

Primary Care

Manage Your Conditions

Women's Health

Children's Health

Men's Health

Senior Health

Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle

Sexual Health

Mental & Behavioral Health

Travel Medicine

Urgent Care

Didn't find what you're looking for?

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

For Businesses

Company

Health Content

Join Us

Download HealthTap

Questions?