Usefulness of bedside ultrasound by emergency physicians in a patient with acute hepatitis

Purpose: Case study of gallbladder ascariasis complicated with acute hepatitis, diagnosed at ED, through the use of US scanning by EP. Material and method: A patient with jaundice, with a final diagnosis of Ascariasis infestation assessing US, performed by EP. Results: 16-year-old male suffering malaise and jaundice for two days, without fever. He was hemodynamically stable, with extended jaundice. Abdomen was soft, depressible, painless and non-palpable masses or organ enlargement, no signs of peritoneal irritation. The analytical tests showed AST 1488, LDH 552 and bilirubin of 9.1, along with coagulopathy with…