Acute airway obstruction due to Ascaris Lumbricoides in a ventilated child

• Main Authors: Srinovianti, Noerdin, Mat Nor, Mohd Basri
• 格式: Article
• 语言: English
• 出版: Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2002
• 主题: RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• 在线阅读: http://irep.iium.edu.my/312/1/airway_obstruction_due_to_ascaris.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/312/; http://www.eimjm.com/Vol1-No1/Vol-No1-D1.html

Ascaris lumbricoides or roundworm is a nematode causing infestation in about 1.3 billion people worldwide. We report a case of a 7-year-old patient who had head injury. He was admitted to the intensive care unit for mechanical ventilation after craniotomy and evacuation of extradural haemorrhage at...