[Acute cholangitis secondary to ascariasis and complicated by liver abscesses]. / Angiocholite aiguë d'origine ascaridienne compliquée d'abcès hépatiques.

ABSTRACT

Acute cholangitis secondary to ascariasis is rare and occurs mainly in areas of high endemicity. The clinical presentation is non-specific, sometimes complicated by liver abscess. Abdominal ultrasound plays an important role in diagnosis and therapeutic surveillance. We report the case of a 35-year-old Malagasy woman with an acute cholangitis secondary to ascariasis and complicated by liver abscesses and its course to full recovery under medical treatment.