Askaridy in the liver is not a common but very unpleasant disease of parasitic origin. Ascaris lumbricoides are round worms-parasites, a length of 15-40 cm. The habitat is the soil. Eggs can be stored in the ground for up to 10 years and only if they get into a favorable environment, i.e.in the human body, they begin their life cycle. Outside the human body, the eggs of these parasites can not reach the state of the adult and cause the development of the disease.
The main cause of ascariasis of the human liver is the neglect of simple hygiene rules. The use of dirty( poorly washed) fruits of fruits and vegetables entails the risk of infection with a parasitic worm. Infection with helminths for quite understandable reasons are most vulnerable to children. After contact with the soil through dirty hands, the eggs of the worms enter the small intestine. Intruding into its walls, parasites migrate through the blood vessels to the liver. In this way, ascarids can reach the kidneys, gall bladder, lungs, etc., settling in them and leading to a disruption in their functioning.
With a low degree of infection( up to 10 individuals), ascariasis can be asymptomatic. The presence of more parasites in the carrier is unlikely to remain unnoticed. After a lapse of one or two months, after the helminth eggs enter the body, the initial manifestations of the disease can be observed.
At the first stages of migration of larvae of ascaris to the liver. The emerging symptoms are similar to many other diseases, such as, for example, allergies or bronchial asthma. This is manifested by an increase in temperature against the background of a general weakening of strength, dyspnoea, cough with phlegm and rashes on the skin. In the late stage of liver ascariasis, the problems of the gastrointestinal tract come to the fore. They cause the following symptoms:
- pain and heaviness in the abdomen;
- impaired appetite;
- increased salivation;
- nausea with bouts of vomiting;
- weight loss;
- diarrhea or constipation of a chronic nature.
Less specific symptoms of ascaris in the liver are:
- migraine attacks;
- memory corruption;
- lowering blood pressure with the appearance of dizziness and temporary weakness;
- disorders in the functioning of the nervous system.
The next generation of larvae in the body can not appear. This is due to the peculiarities of the life cycle. In order to give offspring, these helminths need soil. Adult roundworms die after about a year, even in the absence of treatment. Therefore, cases of self-healing are not uncommon. However, a secondary infection is possible.
Do not forget that before self-healing can occur the adverse effects of parasitizing ascarids in the liver. The most common signs of complicated helminthiasis are:
- asphyxia, caused by the migration of larvae into the lungs or nasopharynx;
- mechanical jaundice due to ingress of helminths into the bile duct;
- peritonitis caused by direct penetration of worms into the abdominal cavity;
- intestinal obstruction;
- purulent pleurisy;
- purulent inflammation of the abdominal cavity;
- is a common sepsis.
When attached to a bacterial infection, ascariasis is accompanied by a high fever due to the development of an abscess in the liver and gall bladder. Mechanical damages are also possible. The consequences of the vital activity of parasites affect the condition of the blood vessels and the infected organs of man. As a result, ulceration, necrosis and destruction of the liver, lungs, intestines.
Helminthiasis associated with parasitizing ascaris, is well amenable to drug treatment. After taking the tests and identifying helminths in the body, the physician proceeds with the appointment of an antihelminthic therapy. And if the case is not completely neglected, you will soon be able to forget about such an unpleasant illness as the ascarids in the liver.