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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
The majority of [[patients]] with [[ancylostomiasis]] are [[asymptomatic]]. The clinical presentation depends on the phase of the parasite and the intensity of the infection.<ref name="pmid31622567">{{cite journal| author=Ronquillo AC, Puelles LB, Espinoza LP, Sánchez VA, Luis Pinto Valdivia J| title=Ancylostoma duodenale as a cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report. | journal=Braz J Infect Dis | year= 2019 | volume= 23 | issue= 6 | pages= 471-473 | pmid=31622567 | doi=10.1016/j.bjid.2019.09.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=31622567 }} </ref> | *The majority of [[patients]] with [[ancylostomiasis]] are [[asymptomatic]]. The clinical presentation depends on the phase of the parasite and the intensity of the infection.<ref name="pmid31622567">{{cite journal| author=Ronquillo AC, Puelles LB, Espinoza LP, Sánchez VA, Luis Pinto Valdivia J| title=Ancylostoma duodenale as a cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report. | journal=Braz J Infect Dis | year= 2019 | volume= 23 | issue= 6 | pages= 471-473 | pmid=31622567 | doi=10.1016/j.bjid.2019.09.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=31622567 }} </ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Patients with [[ancylostomiasis]] may have a [[positive]] [[history]] of: <ref name="pmid31543509">{{cite journal| author=Coello RD, Pazmiño BJ, Reyes EO, Rodríguez EX, Rodas EI, Rodas KA | display-authors=etal| title=A Case of Cutaneous Larva Migrans in a Child from Vinces, Ecuador. | journal=Am J Case Rep | year= 2019 | volume= 20 | issue= | pages= 1402-1406 | pmid=31543509 | doi=10.12659/AJCR.915154 | pmc=6777378 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=31543509 }} </ref> <ref name="pmid31622567">{{cite journal| author=Ronquillo AC, Puelles LB, Espinoza LP, Sánchez VA, Luis Pinto Valdivia J| title=Ancylostoma duodenale as a cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report. | journal=Braz J Infect Dis | year= 2019 | volume= 23 | issue= 6 | pages= 471-473 | pmid=31622567 | doi=10.1016/j.bjid.2019.09.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=31622567 }} </ref> | Patients with [[ancylostomiasis]] may have a [[positive]] [[history]] of: <ref name="pmid31543509">{{cite journal| author=Coello RD, Pazmiño BJ, Reyes EO, Rodríguez EX, Rodas EI, Rodas KA | display-authors=etal| title=A Case of Cutaneous Larva Migrans in a Child from Vinces, Ecuador. | journal=Am J Case Rep | year= 2019 | volume= 20 | issue= | pages= 1402-1406 | pmid=31543509 | doi=10.12659/AJCR.915154 | pmc=6777378 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=31543509 }} </ref> <ref name="pmid31622567">{{cite journal| author=Ronquillo AC, Puelles LB, Espinoza LP, Sánchez VA, Luis Pinto Valdivia J| title=Ancylostoma duodenale as a cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report. | journal=Braz J Infect Dis | year= 2019 | volume= 23 | issue= 6 | pages= 471-473 | pmid=31622567 | doi=10.1016/j.bjid.2019.09.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=31622567 }} </ref> | ||
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*[[Pallor]] | *[[Pallor]] | ||
*[[Abdominal pain]] | *[[Abdominal pain]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Diarrhoea]] | ||
*[[Generalized edema]] | *[[Generalized edema]] | ||
*[[Melena]] | *[[Melena]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
History and Symptoms
- The majority of patients with ancylostomiasis are asymptomatic. The clinical presentation depends on the phase of the parasite and the intensity of the infection.[1]
History
Patients with ancylostomiasis may have a positive history of: [2] [1] Cutaneous infection presents with serpiginous, erythematous, and palpable plaque on the skin. Respiratory infection presents shortness of breath. Gastrointestinal findings such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, and also failure to thrive in the case of children due to malabsorption and malnutrition.
Symptoms
Common symptoms of ancylostomiasis include:[3] [4] [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.
- ↑ 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. - ↑ AbdAllah M (2019). "ANCYLOSTOMIASIS CAUSING UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING: REAL-TIME ENDOSCOPIC PICTURES". Gastroenterol Nurs. 42 (2): 179–180. doi:10.1097/SGA.0000000000000423. PMID 30946305.
- ↑ Deesomsak M, Sawanyawisuth K, Prachayakul V (2014). "An unusual cause of chronic diarrhoea". Trop Biomed. 31 (1): 187–9. PMID 24862060.