title: [Acute abdomen due to massive intestinal ascaridiasis: a case report].
abstract: Ascaridiasis is a geohelminthiasis with a worldwide distribution, especially occurring in countries with hot-humid climates. The infection occurs most frequently in children between three and nine years of age. We report a case of ascaridiasis regarding a ten-year-old girl born in Bangladesh who arrived in Italy about one year before. During laparotomy for suspected acute appendicitis, a large number of ascaridia nematodes were seen in the small intestine.
authors: Istituto Patologia Infettiva e Virologia, Università Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Scarlata
authors: Salvatore
authors: S
authors: Giordano
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Infurnari
authors: Raffaella
authors: R
authors: Rubino
authors: Maurizio
authors: M
authors: Iacono
authors: Roberto
authors: R
authors: Nasta
authors: Amelia
authors: A
authors: Romano
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000469:parasitology*; D001198:Ascaridiasis / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans