[An imported human case of hookworm infection with worms in the rectum].
An imported case of rectal hookworm infection was diagnosed by stool examination and recovery of adult worms from the rectal mucosa by sigmoidoscopy. The chief complaints of a patient were diarrhea, abdominal pain and weight loss for about 1 month after returning from his travel abroad to the Southeast Asia. Leukocytosis(16,750/microliters) and peripheral eosinophilia(33.7%) were noticed without anemia. Typical hookworm eggs were detected by stool examination, and 3 worms were collected by sigmoidoscopy from rectal mucosa of this patient. Those worms were confirmed as adult worms of Ancylostoma duodenale(male:1, female:2) based on their morphological characteristics. The symptoms were relieved after treatment with anthelmintics. This case was considered as one of the imported parasitic infections in Korea, and a rare case of hookworm infection on human rectal mucosa.
Yong
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Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Shin
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HJ
Im
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Kim
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D000722:Ancylostoma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000724:Ancylostomiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000469:parasitology; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D012007:Rectum / Q000469:parasitology*; D014195:Travel