Granulomatous peritonitis due to Ascaris lumbricoides.
A child with granulomatous peritonitis caused by ascariasis is described. Laparotomy revealed no obvious evidence of intestinal perforation. It is postulated that a worm escaped through the appendicular tip, causing transient peritonitis followed by adhesions and granulomatas in the peritoneal cavity.
D001196:Ascariasis / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000473:pathology; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000473:pathology*; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000473:pathology; D000267:Tissue Adhesions