Eliminación de áscaris en estado adulto en un neonato. Reporte de caso

Abstract

Ascaridiasis is the most common helminthiasis of the human being, whose etiologic agent is the Ascaris Lumbricoides.  In  Ecuador,  80%  of  the  rural  population  and  40%  of  the  urban  population  suffer  from parasitosis,  with  the  child  and  school  population  beingthe  most  vulnerable.  As  a  country  with  a subtropical climate, it is endemic for infestation by Ascaris Lumbricoides. Its finding from birth is rarely reported and,  in  the  world,scientific  literature,  because  it  is  exceptional,  only  2  cases  have  been described so far, suggesting transplacental migration as a possible cause. Objective: To report a case of infestation  by  Ascaris  Lumbricoides  in  a  neonate  in  a  teaching  hospital  in  the  city  of  Guayaquil. Methodology: A case report study was conducted.