title: Laryngeal spasm after general anaesthesia due to Ascaris lumbricoides.
abstract: Postoperative upper airway obstruction during recovery from general anaesthesia may have several causes. This is a report of a young girl who developed laryngeal spasm as a result of an ectopic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides.
authors.affiliation: Kunduz Trauma Center, Médecins Sans Frontières, Kunduz, Afghanistan. k.finsnes@gmail.com
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Finsnes
mesh_terms: D000346:Afghanistan; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004825:Epiglottis; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D007826:Laryngismus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D023481:Terrorism; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole