| Literature DB >> 27131948 |
Gayatri V Nair1, Ernesto Cazorla2, Henry Choque3, A Clinton White1, Miguel M Cabada4.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27131948
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Gastroenterol Peru ISSN： 1022-5129