Intestinal obstruction in a child with massive ascariasis and associated acute appendicitis: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

Ascaris lumbricoides is a parasitic roundworm that spread through feces-oral routes and is endemic in many nations with poor sanitation.

Case presentation

We present a case of a 6-year-old boy who arrived in the emergency room with abdominal pain, constipation, and vomiting. Physical examination revealed abdominal distension, absence of bowel sounds, and abdominal tenderness. Abdominal radiographs, ultrasonography, and computed tomography established the diagnosis of intestinal obstruction by A. lumbricoides with associated acute appendicitis and surgical approach scheduled. A massive intraluminal nematode from the jejunum to the ileocecal valve was observed during an exploratory laparotomy. An ileal enterotomy was performed and the worms were rem

SUBMITTER: Elmi AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9206903 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature