• Ger Med Sci · Jan 2011

    Case Reports

    Ascaris lumbricoides causing infarction of the mesenteric lymph nodes and intestinal gangrene in a child: a case report.

    • Kincho Lhasong Bhutia, Subhajeet Dey, Varun Singh, and Amlan Gupta.
    • Department of General Surgery, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University, Sikkim, India. klhasong@gmail.com
    • Ger Med Sci. 2011 Jan 1; 9: Doc12.

    AbstractAscaris lumbricoides or round worm infestation is quite common in the developing world. It affects all age groups but is more common in children. Most of the cases remain asymptomatic. The usual presentation is an intestinal obstruction. The physicians should be aware of this condition and consider it in the differential diagnosis when faced with such a case. The rare fatal complications include bleeding, perforation and gangrene.

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