Acute airway obstruction due to Ascaris Lumbricoides in a ventilated child

Ascaris lumbricoides or roundworm is a nematode causing infestation in about 1.3 billion people worldwide. We report a case of a 7-year-old patient who had head injury. He was admitted to the intensive care unit for mechanical ventilation after craniotomy and evacuation of extradural haemorrhage at...

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Main Authors: Srinovianti, Noerdin, Mat Nor, Mohd Basri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2002
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/312/1/airway_obstruction_due_to_ascaris.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/312/
http://www.eimjm.com/Vol1-No1/Vol-No1-D1.html
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Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
Language: English