Helminthiasis in children. A clinical case of helminthic polyinvasion in a child with bronchial asthma

Helminthiasis is a significant part of infectious pathology in children. The spread of parasitic diseases is recorded in all regions of the world. In Russia, more than 20 million people fall ill with helminthiasis every year. The article sets out the basic ideas about epidemiology and clinical manifestations, treatment and prevention of the most common helminthiasis in children. The issue of the relationship between allergic diseases and parasitoses is considered, when under the mask of allergic diseases hides helminthprotozoal invasion. The growth of allergopathology and the widespread prevalence of parasitic diseases among children make this problem urgent. A clinical case of helminthiasis is presented in a 7-year-old child with bronchial asthma, in combination with mixed invasion: 2 helminths and protozoosis (ascariasis + toxocarosis + giardiasis).