@article{ref1,
title="Death by asphyxiation caused by Ascaris lumbricoides case report",
journal="Forensic science international: reports",
year="2020",
author="Herbstein, Jorge Adrian and Breglia, Gustavo Alberto and Rodrigues Paquete, Cesar Adrián and Vega, Alejandro",
volume="2",
number="",
pages="e100084-e100084",
abstract="This is the presentation of a finding during an autopsy carried out on a 4-year old girl at the Judicial Morgue of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires, Argentina, who died as a result of complications of a massive ascariasis, a parasitic infestation caused by Ascaris lumbricoides (paracitic nematode worms). The existence of a medical record is unknown, with the only positive data being the findings observed during the autopsy and complementary studies. Death occurred due to asphyxiation caused by the aspiration of a large number of the parasites; for this reason, we consider that this case is of particular interest since it is a rare cause in etiological considerations, from the point of view of forensic pathology, as the cause of obstruction of the airways.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2665-9107",
doi="10.1016/j.fsir.2020.100084",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsir.2020.100084"
}