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

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 resol...

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Published in:International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2014-10, Vol.78 (10), p.1795-1798
Main Authors: Gan, Richard Wei Chern, Gohil, Rohit, Belfield, Katherine, Davies, Patrick, Daniel, Matija
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airway obstruction
Airway Obstruction - etiology
Animals
Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use
Antinematodal Agents - therapeutic use
Ascariasis
Ascariasis - complications
Ascariasis - diagnosis
Ascariasis - drug therapy
Ascaris lumbricoides
Ascaris lumbricoides - drug effects
Ascaris lumbricoides - isolation & purification
Child
Dexamethasone - therapeutic use
Eosinophilia
Eosinophilic pneumonia
Hospitalization
Humans
Infant
Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
Male
Mebendazole - therapeutic use
Otolaryngology
Pediatrics
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0165-5876
1872-8464
DOI:10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.07.031