Caracterización clínica de parasitosis intestinal por ascaris lumbricoide en paciente pediátrico

Abstract

The present work was of a descriptive type to identify intestinal parasitism by Ascaris lumbricoides through scientific articles; because of analyzing a clinical case of a pediatric patient with intestinal parasitosis. Parasitosis has become a barrier to improve the health system in all the surroundings, since its origin is due to a set of social, economic and political situations. Intestinal parasitosis occurs when eggs or larvae of a parasite are ingested and it lodges inside a living being. One of the parasites best known for causing gastrointestinal damage in children is Ascaris lumbricoides. This infectious agent is also known as helminthiasis or geohelminthiasis, affects all ages, especially children from 2 to 10 years old, considered in countries with tropical and subtropical climates that cause mortality and morbidity. The high percentage of intestinal parasitosis in children is due to poor hygiene practice, its symptoms are varied and it is not only limited to the digestive system, although in certain people it is asymptomatic in others, diarrhea, vomiting, fever and other symptoms may occur . When Ascaris lumbricoides is ingested when it is an egg, it is not yet capable of causing symptoms as it becomes a larva and later, as a worm, it causes serious symptoms such as respiratory problems and problems in the digestive system. To treat this parasite, you can opt for anthelmintic drugs and if the parasitosis is serious, surgical techniques are chosen.