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Yetim, I., Ozkan, O.V., Semerci, E., et al. (2009) Rare Cause of Intestinal Obstruction, Ascaris lumbricoides Infestation: Two Case Reports. Cases Journal, 2, Article No. 7970.
https://doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-7970

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• TITLE: A Far-Out Case of Ascariasis Causing Small Bowel Obstruction in Mauritius

  AUTHORS: Samiihah Hafiz Boolaky, Jaweed Mohammad Mowlabucus

  KEYWORDS: Ascaris lumbricoides, Worm Infestation, Small Bowel Obstruction

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Internal Medicine, Vol.13 No.1, February 28, 2023

  ABSTRACT: Ascaris lumbricoides (A. lumbricoides), the soil-transmitted helminth is the most prevalent parasitic infection of the gastrointestinal tract in developing countries. Heavy worm loads mainly due to untreated worm infestations are often associated with increased risk of severe sequelae. We report the first complicated case of A. lumbricoides causing small bowel obstruction in a 9-year-old boy that necessitated surgical intervention on a tropical island in the Indian Ocean, where cases of Ascariasis are rarely encountered.