title: [A case of massive ascariasis in the riverside sector of the Riñihue lake, Chile].
abstract: A case of massive ascariasis in a three and a half years old girl who eliminated 104 worms after treatment with mebendazole is reported from a riverside sector of Riñihue Lake, Chile. Chilean literature about intestinal massive ascariasis is reviewed. Worms showed 12-29 cm of length and 0.2-5.5 g of weight. Total worms weighted 155.8 g.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de los Lagos, Chile.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peña
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Torres
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D005190:Family; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D008463:Mebendazole
vernacular_title: Un caso de ascariasis masiva en un sector ribereño del lago Riñihue, Chile.