ABSTRACT
El sangrado gastrointestinal masivo causado por uncinarias es raramente reportado. El caso de un paciente varón de 34 años que se presentó con hemorragia digestiva baja con evidencia de infección masiva por uncinarias en la colonoscopia es reportado en este manuscrito. Además, se discute la necesidad de considerar la infección por uncinarias como una posible etiología del sangrado gastrointestinal en áreas endémicas...
Overt gastrointestinal bleeding caused by hookworm infection is rarely reported. We present a 34 year old male with lower gastrointestinal bleeding with evidence of massive hookworm infection on colonoscopy and discuss the need to consider hookworm infection as a possible etiology of gastrointestinal bleed in endemic areas...
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Humans , Male , Adult , Ancylostoma , Anemia , Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/complicationsSubject(s)
Humans , Female , Animals , Rats , Aldosterone , Alpha-Globulins , Binding, Competitive , TritiumABSTRACT
Prematurity is among the major causes of neo-natal deaths with a risk 10-13 times greater than full term babies. Tetanus was another major cause and accounting for 28 percent of neo-natal deaths