Intestinal Obstruction in a Child with Massive Ascariasis

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dc.contributor.authorTuryasiima, Munanura
dc.contributor.authorMatovu, Paul
dc.contributor.authorKiconco, Gloria
dc.contributor.authorEgesa, Walufu Ivan
dc.contributor.authorSunday, Phillip
dc.contributor.authorNakandi, Lydia
dc.contributor.authorMusa, Kirya
dc.contributor.authorOluka, Denis
dc.contributor.authorByendera, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-29T16:45:56Z
dc.date.available2023-04-29T16:45:56Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractSoil-transmitted helminths are so prevalent in the tropics and low developing countries. Pediatric clinical presentation of ascariasis, the most common helminth, as the intestinal obstruction is not only rare but also less described. We present a case of a 4- year-old girl with massive ascariasis. She presented with a 3-day history of acute abdominal pain associated with vomiting and an episode of passing long white roundworms, about 5 cm in length, through the nose. (e child had mild constipation and passed pellets of hard stool once in the last 72 hours. She was in fair general condition at the examination but had significant findings on abdominal examination. On palpation, there was a soft mass localized in the left paraumbilical area and no tenderness, with normal bowel sounds on auscultation. Exploratory laparotomy was sanctioned where roundworms (Ascaris lumbricoides), saucepan full, were delivered through a 2.5 cm enterotomy incision. Postoperative management was carried out, and the child discharged on the 7th day of treatment including a 3-day course of albendazole 400 mg daily.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTuryasiima, M., Matovu, P., Kiconco, G., Egesa, W. I., Sunday, P., Nakandi, L., ... & Byendera, M. (2021). Intestinal obstruction in a child with massive ascariasis. Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8857291en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8857291
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8584
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCase Reports in Pediatricsen_US
dc.subjectIntestinal Obstructionen_US
dc.subjectChilden_US
dc.subjectAscariasisen_US
dc.titleIntestinal Obstruction in a Child with Massive Ascariasisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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