Ascaris lumbricoides infestation mimics acute intestinal obstruction in a 4-year-old boy

Maher Mohamad Najm, Abdalmalek Mohamad Najm, Iman Jamal Alkhatib

DOI: 10.32677/yjm.v1i1.3306

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.32677/yjm.v1i1.3306

Publish Date: 28-03-2025

Pages: 53 - 54

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Author Affiliation:

¹Consultant, Pediatric Emergency Center, Hamad General Hospital,

²Clinical Lecturer, Department of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar,

³Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt,

⁴Research Scholar, Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Science, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Abstract

Ascaris lumbricoides infestation is a worldwide common soil-transmitted helminths infection mainly affecting children in the developing and low socioeconomic status countries where the transmission is by contamination of soil by human feces or use of untreated feces as fertilizer [1]. However, it is rare in Qatar, and most cases have been reported among non-Qatari residents who visited their home country while on vacation. In this report, we presented a case of A. lumbricoides infection in a preschool child who arrived in Qatar after a trip to the Gaza strip.