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Case of the Week 572 
What is the most likely diagnosis?
- 21 year-old with colicky pain and eosinophilia
Radiograph from Barium Small Bowel Follow-through
- Sprue
- Intussusception
- Ascariasis
- Crohn Disease
- Mechanical Large Bowel Obstruction
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Answer:
3. Ascariasis
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Ascariasis
General Considerations
- Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm)
- Most common helminthic infestation in the world
- Usually asymptomatic and most common in children ages 1 to 10 years
- Most often found in distal small bowel
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