title: Ascaris lumbricoides: a case report.
abstract: This is a case presentation of a multiple trauma patient who was infested with Ascaris lumbricoides, a roundworm. The infestation was undiagnosed until after extubation. Intraoperative anesthesia was uneventful and the patient was discharged 7 days after admission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Scherbenske
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Norman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D008463:Mebendazole