Point-of-care sonographic detection of intestinal ascaris lumbricoides in the pediatric emergency department.
Point-of-care ultrasound use is rapidly growing in acute-care settings such as pediatric emergency departments, and new applications are continually being explored. This is especially true in the developing world where the World Health Organization estimates that 75% of people have no access to any imaging or availability of more costly imaging technology may be limited (Essential Health Technologies Strategy 2004-2007). We report a case of intestinal roundworm infection in a 3-year-old boy and describe the ultrasound findings of Ascaris lumbricoides.
Kessler
David O
DO
Departments of Pediatrics, Bellevue Hospital Center/New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. drkessler@gmail.com
Gurwitz
Avrahom
A
Tsung
James W
JW
D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D044683:Colon, Descending / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole