Granulomatous peritonitis by ascaris.
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.
Mello
C M
CM
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Briggs
M do C
Mdo C
Venâncio
E S
ES
Brandão
A B
AB
Queiroz Filho
C C
CC
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