Images running through the stomach captured the moment when a doctor discovered dozens of insects writhing in the boy’s intestines.
The bloated 3-year-old struggled with constipation and fever, causing him to fail to pass the stool for three days.
After attending the hospital, he was diagnosed with constipation, according to an Indonesian medical expert who shared his story in his diary.
However, after he began vomiting the worm a day later, the x-rays in his stomach showed a gray mass.
The doctors performed a laparotomy when an incision was made in the abdomen, and discovered a worm blocking three separate areas of the small intestine.
This type of roundworm, identified as Ascaris lumbricoides, grows to a length of 35 cm and can live in the human intestines.
A medical practitioner at Soebandi General Hospital in Jember said the boy (unspecified) was likely exposed to worms by walking barefoot and contaminated water.
Write in Journal of Medical Case Reportsthe doctor added that without rapid treatment, creatures can cause perforation of the intestines. This is a medical emergency that can prove fatal if a hole occurs in the wall of the intestine.
The bloated 3-year-old struggled with constipation and fever, and was unable to pass the stool for three days before the parents involved asked for medical help. In the photo, there is one wormmedic that recovered from the boy’s intestines.
The doctors performed a laparotomy when an incision was made in the abdomen, and discovered a pack of worms blocking three separate areas of the small intestine
“Intestinal obstruction is a rare symptom of ascaliosis lumbricoides, but should be considered especially in the unique area,” they said.
“Inadequate hygiene and insufficient hygiene can affect this major condition.”
After discovering the worm, a blood test revealed that the boy had it Anemia occurs when the body does not produce enough healthy red blood cells and is necessary to carry oxygen around the body.
A common warning sign of parasite infection, as some worms supply blood in the intestines, leading to chronic blood loss and lower iron levels.
Remove Ascaris lumbricoides, Medics A small cut in his intestines, about 50cm from where it was bound to the large intestine, gently squeezed the insects – or “milked out”.
They then brought the gut back together and sent the worms to the lab for testing.
The boy was prescribed antibiotics, liquids, and pyrantelpamoate tablets. This is a treatment used for a variety of intestinal parasitic infections, including roundworms and hookworms.
He was discharged from the hospital a week later and was given albendazole tablets, another treatment for intestinal parasite infection.
X-rays in his stomach showed a grey mass – indicating that he had “intestinal obstruction”.
By consuming contaminated food or water mixed with worm microscope eggs, people unconsciously infect rumbricoids
To remove Ascaris lumbricoides, Medic made a small cut in his intestines. About 50cm from where it bonds to the large intestine, gently squeeze the worms – or “milk” –
It is estimated that up to 1 billion people have giant roundworms all over the world.
By consuming contaminated food or water mixed with worm microscope eggs, people unconsciously become infected with Ascaris lumbricoids.
This can be caused by contamination of the hands from the pet’s feces, and the eggs are taken over to the food while preparing the meal.
If poorly sanitized hygiene leads to mixing with feces, water can be contaminated.
Infectious diseases occur more frequently in rural areas and in people with poor hygiene.
However, these worms are known to cause a variety of health problems, especially in children, including stomach pain and difficulty absorbing nutrients.
In more serious cases, the worm can migrate to other parts of the body, such as the liver, causing breathing problems.
The boy often “goes out with his friends in the river,” Medic wrote, without leg protection, and picks up trash with his bare hands in the landfill.
Drinking uncontaminated water from bo milk could have also caused the infection, they said. If proper hygiene treatment is not in place, “he is being kept by his mother.”
