Severe chronic iron deficiency anaemia secondary to Trichuris dysentery syndrome – A case report
Tropical Biomedicine
;
: 626-631, 2012.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Trichuris dysentery syndrome is caused by Trichuris trichiura which contributes to one of the most common helminthic infections in the world. It is associated with heavy colonic infection that manifests as mucoid diarrhoea, rectal bleeding, rectal prolapse, iron deficiency anaemia, and finger clubbing. Here, we report a case of trichuris dysentery syndrome complicated with severe chronic iron deficiency anaemia in a 4-year-old girl who required blood transfusion. The nematode was visualized on stool microscopic and colonoscopic examination. A longer duration of anti-helminthic treatment is required to achieve effective and better outcome.
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Tropical Biomedicine
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2012
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