A Far-Out Case of Ascariasis Causing Small Bowel Obstruction in Mauritius  

作　　者：Samiihah Hafiz Boolaky Jaweed Mohammad Mowlabucus Samiihah Hafiz Boolaky;Jaweed Mohammad Mowlabucus(Dr. A. G. Jeetoo Hospital, Port-Louis, Mauritius;Department of General Surgery, Dr. A. G. Jeetoo Hospital, Port-Louis, Mauritius)

机构地区：[1]Dr. A. G. Jeetoo Hospital, Port-Louis, Mauritius [2]Department of General Surgery, Dr. A. G. Jeetoo Hospital, Port-Louis, Mauritius

出　　处：《Open Journal of Internal Medicine》2023年第1期16-22,共7页内科学期刊（英文）

摘　　要：Ascaris lumbricoides (A. lumbricoides), the soil-transmitted helminth is the most prevalent parasitic infection of the gastrointestinal tract in developing countries. Heavy worm loads mainly due to untreated worm infestations are often associated with increased risk of severe sequelae. We report the first complicated case of A. lumbricoides causing small bowel obstruction in a 9-year-old boy that necessitated surgical intervention on a tropical island in the Indian Ocean, where cases of Ascariasis are rarely encountered.Ascaris lumbricoides (A. lumbricoides), the soil-transmitted helminth is the most prevalent parasitic infection of the gastrointestinal tract in developing countries. Heavy worm loads mainly due to untreated worm infestations are often associated with increased risk of severe sequelae. We report the first complicated case of A. lumbricoides causing small bowel obstruction in a 9-year-old boy that necessitated surgical intervention on a tropical island in the Indian Ocean, where cases of Ascariasis are rarely encountered.

关 键 词：Ascaris lumbricoides Worm Infestation Small Bowel Obstruction 

分 类 号：R57[医药卫生—消化系统]