title: [Hookworm disease induced upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report].
abstract: This paper reports a case of hookworm disease induced upper gastrointestinal bleeding which was misdiagnosed at the beginning, and analyzes the cause of misdiagnosis, so as to enhance our understanding of the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of hookworm infection, thus improve our ability on the diagnosis and treatment of hookworm infection.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Huang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Min-Jun
authors.forename: Sun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.forename: Guo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zeng-Zhu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006725:Hookworm Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male