The parents indicated the child had been well until 2 days previously. The child recovered uneventfully from the intestinal surgery. Intestinal blockage is common in heavy ascaris infection of children.
Surgical intervention is required with partial intestinal blockage in Ascariasis.
Drug treatment is effective in eliminating intestinal worms but reinfection is so common in regions of high prevalence that mass treatment programs are of little public health value. Ascaris infections in individuals not repeatedly exposed to infection should be treated even though asymptomatic.