Laryngeal spasm after general anaesthesia due to Ascaris lumbricoides.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1111/aas.12128.
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Abstract
Postoperative upper airway obstruction during recovery from general anaesthesia may have several causes. This is a report of a young girl who developed laryngeal spasm as a result of an ectopic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthesia, General
- Ascariasis
- Ascaris lumbricoides
- Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
- Laryngismus
- Lung Diseases, Parasitic
- Pneumonia
- Postoperative Complications