RESUMO

The granulomatous peritonitis by ascaris (GPA) is a rare complication of intestinal ascariasis due to the perforation of the digestive tract by the adult worm, which deposits its ova in free peritoneum; therefore, provoking an intense granulomatous inflammatory reaction. We report a case of an 8-year-old boy with GPA, emphasizing the clinical and diagnostical aspects and the therapeutics procedures.

Assuntos

Ascaríase/complicações , Ascaris lumbricoides , Granuloma/parasitologia , Peritonite/parasitologia , Animais , Ascaríase/patologia , Ascaris lumbricoides/isolamento & purificação , Criança , Granuloma/patologia , Humanos , Masculino , Peritonite/patologia