Post Extubation Bronchospasm in an Undiagnosed Case of Ascariasis: Anaesthetic Challenges
One of the most prevalent parasitic infestation is ascariasis which poses a great challenge to both the person being infested with and the treating medical team. We present here a case of round worm (Ascaris lumbricoides) infestation. A 40-year-old male, weighing 60 kg, diagnosed as perforation pe...
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| author | Ravindra Gehlot Shekhar Suman Saxena Indira Kumari Virendra Verma Aditya Bidwaikar |
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| description | One of the most prevalent parasitic infestation is ascariasis which poses a great challenge to both the person being infested with and
the treating medical team. We present here a case of round worm (Ascaris lumbricoides) infestation. A 40-year-old male, weighing
60 kg, diagnosed as perforation peritonitis, was scheduled for emergency exploratory laparotomy. The round worm was crawling
out from duodenal perforation vent during laparotomy confirming the infestation. Patient later developed bronchospasm in postextubation period and was managed accordingly. Surprisingly the patient expelled an adult worm in the next morning. This report
highlights the importance of anticipating complications (i.e., airway obstruction, bronchospasm, etc.,) in an undiagnosed case of
round worm infestation, especially if routine investigations were within normal limits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f3b361a8197e404093ac4b17963832652022-12-21T21:49:47ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2017-02-01112UD01UD0210.7860/JCDR/2017/22744.9415Post Extubation Bronchospasm in an Undiagnosed Case of Ascariasis: Anaesthetic ChallengesRavindra Gehlot0Shekhar Suman Saxena1Indira Kumari2Virendra Verma3Aditya Bidwaikar4Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, Rnt Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.Junior Registrar, Department of Anaesthesia, Rnt Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, Rnt Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.Junior Registrar, Department of Anaesthesia, Rnt Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.Junior Registrar, Department of Anaesthesia, Rnt Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.One of the most prevalent parasitic infestation is ascariasis which poses a great challenge to both the person being infested with and the treating medical team. We present here a case of round worm (Ascaris lumbricoides) infestation. A 40-year-old male, weighing 60 kg, diagnosed as perforation peritonitis, was scheduled for emergency exploratory laparotomy. The round worm was crawling out from duodenal perforation vent during laparotomy confirming the infestation. Patient later developed bronchospasm in postextubation period and was managed accordingly. Surprisingly the patient expelled an adult worm in the next morning. This report highlights the importance of anticipating complications (i.e., airway obstruction, bronchospasm, etc.,) in an undiagnosed case of round worm infestation, especially if routine investigations were within normal limits.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9415/22744_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(SRI_RK)_PFA(RK)_PF2(P_AG)_PF3(AG_OM).pdfairway obstructionlaparotomyround worm |
| spellingShingle | Ravindra Gehlot Shekhar Suman Saxena Indira Kumari Virendra Verma Aditya Bidwaikar Post Extubation Bronchospasm in an Undiagnosed Case of Ascariasis: Anaesthetic Challenges Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research airway obstruction laparotomy round worm |
| title | Post Extubation Bronchospasm in an Undiagnosed Case of Ascariasis: Anaesthetic Challenges |
| title_full | Post Extubation Bronchospasm in an Undiagnosed Case of Ascariasis: Anaesthetic Challenges |
| title_fullStr | Post Extubation Bronchospasm in an Undiagnosed Case of Ascariasis: Anaesthetic Challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Post Extubation Bronchospasm in an Undiagnosed Case of Ascariasis: Anaesthetic Challenges |
| title_short | Post Extubation Bronchospasm in an Undiagnosed Case of Ascariasis: Anaesthetic Challenges |
| title_sort | post extubation bronchospasm in an undiagnosed case of ascariasis anaesthetic challenges |
| topic | airway obstruction laparotomy round worm |
| url | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9415/22744_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(SRI_RK)_PFA(RK)_PF2(P_AG)_PF3(AG_OM).pdf |
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