Ascaris lumbricoides in the oral cavity: a case report

Year 1998, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 75 - 76, 10.01.2013

H. Yılmaz M. K. Türkdoğan H. Akdeniz İ. Katı A. P. Demiröz

Abstract

Ascaris lumbricoides is found throughout the temperate and tropical areas of the globe. Under poor sanitation the parasite can be seen in 100% of the population (1). Ascariosis has higher infection rates compared to other parasite species. The parasite has been demonstrated to infest as many as 1 billion people especially seen in the socio-economically underdeveloped countries. The infestation occurs by fecal-oral route (2, 3). It is cosmopolitan in distribution, being more prevalent in the areas of poor sanitation and where human feces are used for fertilizer (1-3).

Keywords

Ascaris lumbricoides, anesthesia, oral cavity