Acute airway obstruction by Ascaris lumbricoides in a 14-month-old boy

Gan, Richard Wei Chern; Gohil, Rohit; Belfield, Katherine; Davies, Patrick; Daniel, Matija

Abstract

We describe the case of a 14-month-old child with airway obstruction caused by a mature Ascaris lumbricoides worm. The child had been admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit due to overwhelming sepsis, and during the course of his illness developed acute airway obstruction that resolved once the worm was removed from the airway. The Ascaris life-cycle is detailed, and a literature review of patients with airway obstruction due to Ascaris worms is presented

Citation

Gan, R. W. C., Gohil, R., Belfield, K., Davies, P., & Daniel, M. (2014). Acute airway obstruction by Ascaris lumbricoides in a 14-month-old boy. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 78(10), 1795-1798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.07.031

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 22, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Jul 30, 2014
• Publication Date: Oct 31, 2014
• Deposit Date: Nov 26, 2018
• Journal: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
• Print ISSN: 0165-5876
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 78
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 1795-1798
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.07.031
• Keywords: Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health; Otorhinolaryngology; General Medicine
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1309139
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165587614004200?via%3Dihub