A mother’s management of rectal prolapse in a Nigerian toddler

Authors

  • Victor Idowu Joel-Medewase Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
  • Michael Olaniyan Onigbinde Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
  • Olusola Adetunji Oyedeji Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20170725

Keywords:

Burns, Convulsions, Home management, Hot bath, Sepsis

Abstract

A 20 months old Nigerian girl who had rectal prolapse was subjected to sitting on a hot ‘sitz’- like bath as a home management of the prolapse. Gluteal, perineal and upper thigh burns and sepsis; also, febrile convulsion and spontaneous passage of 5 ascaris worms were the sequellae.

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2017-02-22

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