Ascaris lumbricoides: a case report

AANA J. 1998 Feb;66(1):88-90.

Abstract

This is a case presentation of a multiple trauma patient who was infested with Ascaris lumbricoides, a roundworm. The infestation was undiagnosed until after extubation. Intraoperative anesthesia was uneventful and the patient was discharged 7 days after admission.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Antinematodal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Ascariasis / complications*
  • Ascariasis / drug therapy
  • Ascariasis / parasitology
  • Ascaris lumbricoides*
  • Humans
  • Intubation, Intratracheal
  • Male
  • Mebendazole / therapeutic use
  • Multiple Trauma / complications*
  • Multiple Trauma / surgery

Substances

  • Antinematodal Agents
  • Mebendazole