title: Endoscopic (video) demonstration of hookworm infestation of the stomach.
abstract: Hookworm infestation is common in southern India. The adult worms normally reside in the duodenum, graze the intestinal mucosa with their large buccal cavities and ingest the intestinal epithelial cells and blood. Depending on the number of worms the infection may be either asymptomatic or can cause iron deficiency anaemia due to chronic blood loss. Adult worms live in the small intestine and are not usually seen in the stomach. There are only very few case reports in the literature reporting hookworm infestation of the stomach. In this case report we present an endoscopic (video) demonstration of hookworm infestation of the stomach in a woman who presented with chronic anaemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: Vinoth
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Boopathy
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: Padhmini
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Balasubramanian
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: Manjiri
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Phansalkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: Renu G' Boy
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Varghese
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006725:Hookworm Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013270:Stomach / Q000469:parasitology; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D014741:Video Recording