Endoscopically diagnosed hookworm infestation in an adult with chronic iron deficiency anaemia

• 主要な著者: Mohamed Mukhtar Abdirahman (著者), Emmanuel Baruhanga (著者), Andrew Muhumuza (著者), Robert Wagubi (著者), Raymond Atwine (著者), Christine Tumuhimbise (著者), Florence Tusiime (著者), Caleb Tuhumwire (著者), Boniface Amanee Elias Lumori (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Health and Social Sciences Research Institute - South Sudan (HSSRI-SS), 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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Despite advances in hookworm control and prevention campaigns, the prevalence remains high in sub-Saharan Africa. Iron deficiency anaemia is a major complication in those with prolonged infection, a high hookworm burden, and undernutrition, though most infected people are asymptomatic. While infecte...