Ancylostomiasis physical examination

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalpana Giri, MBBS[2]

Overview

Physical examination include: pallor, fatigue, dizziness, serpiginous, erythematous, and palpable plaque associated with edema, abdominal distension.

Physical examination

Physical examination of patients with ancylostomiasis is usually remarkable for:[1]

Appearance of the Patient

Patients with ancylostomiasis with iron deficiency anemia or a history of blood loss usually appear:[2]

Vital Signs

Symptomatic patients of ancylostomiasis may present with:[2]

Skin

Skin examination of patients with ancylostomiasis is usually normal. But if affected by cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) then presents with: [3]

Abdomen

Abdominal examination of patients with ancylostomiasis is usually normal. But may present with:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Loukas A, Hotez PJ, Diemert D, Yazdanbakhsh M, McCarthy JS, Correa-Oliveira R; et al. (2016). "Hookworm infection". Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2: 16088. doi:10.1038/nrdp.2016.88. PMID 27929101.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ronquillo AC, Puelles LB, Espinoza LP, Sánchez VA, Luis Pinto Valdivia J (2019). "Ancylostoma duodenale as a cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report". Braz J Infect Dis. 23 (6): 471–473. doi:10.1016/j.bjid.2019.09.002. PMID 31622567.
  3. Coello RD, Pazmiño BJ, Reyes EO, Rodríguez EX, Rodas EI, Rodas KA; et al. (2019). "A Case of Cutaneous Larva Migrans in a Child from Vinces, Ecuador". Am J Case Rep. 20: 1402–1406. doi:10.12659/AJCR.915154. PMC 6777378 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 31543509.

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