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ArticleCureus2025

Ascaris Peritonitis in a Pediatric Patient With Typhoid Fever.

Charles Tumwesige, Arthur J Nek, Daniel Odulusi, Colin Meghoo, Johnson Ebine

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Charles TumwesigeGeneral Surgery, Kabale University School of Medicine, Kabale, UGA.
Arthur J NekGeneral Surgery, Kabale University School of Medicine, Kabale, UGA.
Daniel OdulusiGeneral Surgery, Kabale University School of Medicine, Kabale, UGA.
Colin MeghooSurgery, CHI Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, USA.
Johnson EbineGeneral Surgery, Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, Kabale, UGA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intestinal infestation with ascaris worms is very common worldwide and usually causes minimal or no abdominal symptoms. Severe abdominal complications such as bowel obstruction may occur, but bowel perforation from ascariasis is rare. We present a case of a seven-year-old boy who initially presented with typhoid fever and then developed ascaris peritonitis requiring emergent surgery. We discuss preoperative diagnosis and perioperative management, as well as the purported mechanisms of coinfection with typhoid fever and ascariasis that can lead to small bowel perforation.

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ascariasisintestinal perforationlaparotomyperitonitistyphoid fever

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PMID40337575
PMCPMC12056435

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