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BARROSO DE LA CRUZ, Emilio Simón  y  BELLO NUNEZ, Milay. Renoureteral colic produced by round worm (Ascaris lumbricoides). Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2007, vol.23, n.4. ISSN 0864-2125.

The case of a male patient aged 57 that received attention at the emergency department of our center for presenting acute pain on the right lumbar region that went to the flank and genitalia, accompanied with nausea, vomits and shills, that made necessary the administration of analgesics, was presented. The patient was studied and  medical treatment was applied. At the four days of evolution the patient expelled a parasite through the urethra that was taken to the parasitology laboratory. Ascaris lumbricoides was diagnosed and specific medical treatment and lab studies  were indicated. Interconsultation with the gastroenterology service was made and the patient has evolved satisfactorily.

Palabras clave : Ascaris lumbricoides; renoureteral pain; erratic pains.

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