title: Hypokalemic paralysis following severe vomiting in a child with intestinal obstruction due to round worms.
abstract: Ascariasis is one of the most common helminthic infestations in humans. Massive infestation can give rise to serious complications such as intestinal obstruction. We present a 4-year-old boy, who presented with acute flaccid quadriparesis due to the hypokalemic alkalosis induced by severe vomiting. Severe vomiting was due to intestinal obstruction caused by round worms.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai 400022, India.
authors.forename: Leena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nagotkar
authors.forename: Preeti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shanbag
authors.forename: Prithi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shenoy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D020514:Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D010879:Piperazines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011188:Potassium / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014839:Vomiting / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D010879:Piperazines; C006589:piperazine citrate; D011188:Potassium