Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002, India.
Pathol Res Pract. 2010 May 15;206(5):292-4. doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2009.10.003. Epub 2009 Nov 27.
Ascaris infestation in the gastrointestinal tract is well known in Asian countries. It can be asymptomatic or can present with symptoms of acute abdomen. Perforation and torsion with gangrene are its very rare fatal complications but an important cause of mortality in children. Although ascariasis is very rare in developed countries, clinicians should consider this potentially dangerous, yet treatable, infection in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen. We herein report a series of five cases of intestinal gangrene secondary to extensive infestation by Ascaris lumbricoides in children aged 1-4 years.
在亚洲国家，肠道蛔虫感染是众所周知的。它可以无症状，也可以表现为急性腹痛。穿孔和扭转伴坏死是其非常罕见的致命并发症，但也是儿童死亡的重要原因。尽管在发达国家，蛔虫病非常罕见，但临床医生在鉴别诊断急性腹痛时，应考虑到这种潜在危险但可治疗的感染。本文报告了 5 例 1-4 岁儿童因大量感染蛔虫导致肠坏死的病例系列。
