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Small bowel Ascaris infestation: a diagnostic challenge
Authors Khan MW, Ghauri S
Received 23 October 2015
Accepted for publication 18 February 2016
Published 26 April 2016 Volume 2016:9 Pages 99—101
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S98950
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Peer reviewers approved by Dr Lucy Goodman
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Editor who approved publication: Dr Scott Fraser
Muhammad Waqas Khan, Sanniya Khan Ghauri
Section of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, WHO Collaborating Centre for Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Abstract: Ascariasis is a common infestation in developing countries where there is poor hygiene. A majority of the cases are asymptomatic, with a few cases presenting with mild abdominal pain and nutritional deficiencies in the long term. Here we present a case of a young boy who presented as a diagnostic dilemma, with signs of acute intestinal obstruction without any supporting radiological evidence. A barium study revealed the presence of low-burden Ascaris infestation that was managed medically.
Keywords: partial intestinal obstruction, gastro-intestinal helminthic infection, pediatric
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