Citation

Masumbuko CK, Hawkes M. Afr. J. Paediatr. Surg. 2010; 7(2): 107-109.

Affiliation

University of Toronto, 101 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Child Health International, Publisher Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/0189-6725.62858

PMID

20431222

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We report a case of heavy intestinal infestation with Ascaris lumbricoides complicating the surgical management of a gunshot injury to the abdomen. Co-existent traumatic and infectious pathologies in this case highlight the complex burden of illness among children living in areas of violent conflict, with clinical relevance to trauma surgeons in the tropics.

Language: en