Intestinal obstruction by ascaris lumbricoides in a 10-year-old girl: A case report in South-West Nigeria

Intestinal obstruction by ascaris lumbricoides in a 10-year-old girl: A case report in South-West Nigeria

Ascaris lumbricoides is the most common intestinal helminth parasitizing human beings. Infestation with the worm is commonly seen in developing countries, however, with improvement in sanitary conditions, surgical sequelae is becoming quite rare. We present a case of a 10-year-old female who had int...

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Main Authors: O J Adepoju, A O Sado, T A Lawal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2017;volume=26;issue=3;spage=294;epage=296;aulast=Adepoju;type=0
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spelling doaj-96a018c3fd4c43fabaa41b1d986d4cef2021-08-09T10:15:23ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsNigerian Journal of Medicine1115-26132017-01-0126329429610.4103/1115-2613.278856Intestinal obstruction by ascaris lumbricoides in a 10-year-old girl: A case report in South-West NigeriaO J AdepojuA O SadoT A LawalAscaris lumbricoides is the most common intestinal helminth parasitizing human beings. Infestation with the worm is commonly seen in developing countries, however, with improvement in sanitary conditions, surgical sequelae is becoming quite rare. We present a case of a 10-year-old female who had intestinal obstruction from worm infestation, reviewed the literature and highlighted the need to consider the differential diagnosis in a patient who presents with similar clinical features in developing countries.http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2017;volume=26;issue=3;spage=294;epage=296;aulast=Adepoju;type=0
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A O Sado
T A Lawal
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A O Sado
T A Lawal
Intestinal obstruction by ascaris lumbricoides in a 10-year-old girl: A case report in South-West Nigeria
Nigerian Journal of Medicine
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A O Sado
T A Lawal
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title Intestinal obstruction by ascaris lumbricoides in a 10-year-old girl: A case report in South-West Nigeria
title_short Intestinal obstruction by ascaris lumbricoides in a 10-year-old girl: A case report in South-West Nigeria
title_full Intestinal obstruction by ascaris lumbricoides in a 10-year-old girl: A case report in South-West Nigeria
title_fullStr Intestinal obstruction by ascaris lumbricoides in a 10-year-old girl: A case report in South-West Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Intestinal obstruction by ascaris lumbricoides in a 10-year-old girl: A case report in South-West Nigeria
title_sort intestinal obstruction by ascaris lumbricoides in a 10-year-old girl: a case report in south-west nigeria
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Nigerian Journal of Medicine
issn 1115-2613
publishDate 2017-01-01
description Ascaris lumbricoides is the most common intestinal helminth parasitizing human beings. Infestation with the worm is commonly seen in developing countries, however, with improvement in sanitary conditions, surgical sequelae is becoming quite rare. We present a case of a 10-year-old female who had intestinal obstruction from worm infestation, reviewed the literature and highlighted the need to consider the differential diagnosis in a patient who presents with similar clinical features in developing countries.
url http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2017;volume=26;issue=3;spage=294;epage=296;aulast=Adepoju;type=0
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