Helminthic-induced pancreatitis: are we underdiagnosing?

A patient was admitted and diagnosed as acute pancreatitis of obscure aetiology. Laboratory investigations and radiological studies failed to reveal the underlying cause. A worm was pulled out of the nasogastric tube by the patient. In a modern society and in developed hospital settings, is it possible that we are missing, or underdiagnosing what we once regarded as tropical diseases. Our case report highlights this obscure cause and reviews the literature.