Intestinal Obstruction in a Child with Massive Ascariasis

• Main Authors: Munanura Turyasiima (Author), Paul Matovu (Author), Gloria Kiconco (Author), Walufu Ivan Egesa (Author), Phillip Sunday (Author), Lydia Nakandi (Author), Kirya Musa (Author), Denis Oluka (Author), Martin Byendera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Soil-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. Sh...