{"title":"某三级医疗中心慢性贫血病人感染钩虫的非典型个案","authors":"Nishtha Singh","doi":"10.47363/jdcrs/2022(3)131","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The hookworm infection is the leading neglected tropical disease among the 20 diseases listed by WHO. Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus are two principal species of hookworm known to infect humans. A. duodenale is a soil transmitted helminths which enters through skin penetration in humans. Its infection lead to iron deficiency anemia (IDA), tiredness, etc. Case presented with chief complaint of breathlessness and anaemia. Investigations were done where on endoscopy few worm like structure was found in duodenum which on microscopy was confirmed as Ancylostoma duodenale. Followup and complete treatment was done. Hookworm infection is still an important issue for community health. Education programs on health and early intervention can help to tackle future complications.","PeriodicalId":228079,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diagnosis & Case Reports","volume":"232 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Atypical Case of Hookworm Infestation in Chronic Anaemic Patient in a Tertiary Care Centre\",\"authors\":\"Nishtha Singh\",\"doi\":\"10.47363/jdcrs/2022(3)131\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"The hookworm infection is the leading neglected tropical disease among the 20 diseases listed by WHO. Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus are two principal species of hookworm known to infect humans. A. duodenale is a soil transmitted helminths which enters through skin penetration in humans. Its infection lead to iron deficiency anemia (IDA), tiredness, etc. Case presented with chief complaint of breathlessness and anaemia. Investigations were done where on endoscopy few worm like structure was found in duodenum which on microscopy was confirmed as Ancylostoma duodenale. Followup and complete treatment was done. Hookworm infection is still an important issue for community health. Education programs on health and early intervention can help to tackle future complications.\",\"PeriodicalId\":228079,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"Journal of Diagnosis & Case Reports\",\"volume\":\"232 1\",\"pages\":\"0\"},\"PeriodicalIF\":0.0000,\"publicationDate\":\"2022-09-30\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"\",\"citationCount\":\"0\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"Journal of Diagnosis & Case Reports\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"1085\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://doi.org/10.47363/jdcrs/2022(3)131\",\"RegionNum\":0,\"RegionCategory\":null,\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"\",\"PubModel\":\"\",\"JCR\":\"\",\"JCRName\":\"\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Diagnosis & Case Reports","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.47363/jdcrs/2022(3)131","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
Atypical Case of Hookworm Infestation in Chronic Anaemic Patient in a Tertiary Care Centre
The hookworm infection is the leading neglected tropical disease among the 20 diseases listed by WHO. Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus are two principal species of hookworm known to infect humans. A. duodenale is a soil transmitted helminths which enters through skin penetration in humans. Its infection lead to iron deficiency anemia (IDA), tiredness, etc. Case presented with chief complaint of breathlessness and anaemia. Investigations were done where on endoscopy few worm like structure was found in duodenum which on microscopy was confirmed as Ancylostoma duodenale. Followup and complete treatment was done. Hookworm infection is still an important issue for community health. Education programs on health and early intervention can help to tackle future complications.
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