Geographic distribution: South America...
Gastrointestinal symptoms include the following:
Abdominal distention
Pain
Nausea
Diarrhea
Decreased appetite
In the chronic phase, ascariasis is associated with the following:
Growth stunti...
Oral
Albendazole
400 mg, single dose
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends 200 mg single dose for children <1 year old.
Mebendazole
100 mg, b.i.d. for 3 days or 50...
Treatment is highly effective.
Reexamination of stool specimens 2 weeks after therapy can be considered but is not essential.
Reinfection is common in endemic areas...
American Academy of Pediatrics. Ascaris lumbricoides infections. In: Kimberlin DW, Brady MT, Jackson MA, et al, eds. Red Book: 2015 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. ...
B77.9 Ascariasis, unspecified
B77.0 Ascariasis with intestinal complications
B77.81 Ascariasis pneumonia
B77.89 Ascariasis with other complications
50982003 Infection...
Q: What are the long-term effects of untreated Ascaris infection in children?
A: Growth stunting and cognitive delays are the most common long-term effects of untreated infections. Given the preval...
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Ascariasis. This mass of over 800 worms of A. lumbricoides obstructed and infarcted the ileum of a 2-year-old girl in South Africa.
Longitudinal section of A. lumbricoides larva within a background of inflammation and hemorrhage.
FIG. 11.70. Ascaris. Ascaris, a round worm, is usually 20 to 25 cm in length. As in this case, a typical specimen on visual examination provides sufficient evidence to institute treatment with mebendazole.
FIG. 11.70. Ascaris. Ascaris, a round worm, is usually 20 to 25 cm in length. As in this case, a typical specimen on visual examination pr...
<bold>FIGURE 54-2</bold> <bold>Life cycle of <i>Ascaris lumbricoides</i> (human roundworm) and dog or cat roundworm (visceral larva migrans).</bold> Humans acquire these infections by ingesting embryonated roundworm eggs from the environment (1). After ingestion the parasites hatch in the upper intestine (2), cross the bowel wall (3), and enter the bloodstream. The human <i>Ascaris</i> (innermost set of arrows in the top half of the diagram) enters the ...
<bold>FIGURE 54-2</bold> <bold>Life cycle of <i>Ascaris lumbricoides</i> (human roundworm) and dog or cat ro...
<bold>Fig GI 27-11 <italic>Ascaris</bold>.</bold> The linear intestinal tract of the roundworm is filled with barium (arrow).<sup>29</sup>
<bold>Fig GI 27-11 <italic>Ascaris</bold>.</bold> The linear intestinal tract of the roundworm is filled with bariu...