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Rev Cubana Pediatr 2021; 93 (3)

Complicated ascariasis in an infant

Guerra MI, Martínez SE, García CME, Suárez GJ, Suárez GJ

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 1-9
PDF size: 313.13 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: Ascariasis is an enteroparasitosis with high prevalence in the third-world pediatric population, which can be associated with other bowel diseases and have serious complications that require surgical treatment.
Objective: Report the case of an infant operated by the co-infection of complicated intestinal ascariasis and typhoid fever.
Case presentation: 9-year-old male patient attended and operated at N'gola Kimbanda Provincial Hospital in Namibe Province, Angola, after presenting clinical evidence of generalized acute peritonitis due to intestinal perforation of typhoid-causing and through which live ascaris lumbricoide also came out. His evolution was unsatisfactory and he died 24 hours after the operation.
Conclusions: The timely diagnosis and surgical treatment of lethal co-infection of complicated ascariasis and typhoid fever will reduce morbidity and mortality from this prevalent association.


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