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  • Title: Hypokalemic paralysis following severe vomiting in a child with intestinal obstruction due to round worms.
    Author: Nagotkar L, Shanbag P, Shenoy P.
    Journal: J Trop Pediatr; 2010 Feb; 56(1):63-4. PubMed ID: 19502600.
    Abstract:
    Ascariasis is one of the most common helminthic infestations in humans. Massive infestation can give rise to serious complications such as intestinal obstruction. We present a 4-year-old boy, who presented with acute flaccid quadriparesis due to the hypokalemic alkalosis induced by severe vomiting. Severe vomiting was due to intestinal obstruction caused by round worms.
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