title: Granulomatous peritonitis by ascaris.
abstract: The granulomatous peritonitis by ascaris (GPA) is a rare complication of intestinal ascariasis due to the perforation of the digestive tract by the adult worm, which deposits its ova in free peritoneum; therefore, provoking an intense granulomatous inflammatory reaction. We report a case of an 8-year-old boy with GPA, emphasizing the clinical and diagnostical aspects and the therapeutics procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Mello
authors.forename: M do C
authors.initials: Mdo C
authors.lastname: Briggs
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Venâncio
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Brandão
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Queiroz Filho
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D006099:Granuloma / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology