Hookworm infestation as a rare cause of melaena in tropics: A case report

Trop Doct. 2024 Jan 21:494755231226356. doi: 10.1177/00494755231226356. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMelaena due to hookworm infestation is a rare clinical presentation. It usually presents with symptoms of iron-deficiency anaemia owing to slow blood loss. Here we present a case of 45-year male who presented with a one-year history of intermittent melena requiring multiple blood transfusions. Preliminary endoscopies at different centres were normal. The presence of hookworm in the duodenum was only detected on repeat upper endoscopy as the cause of blood loss, and treatment with albendazole was successful in curing the patient.PMID:38247308 | DOI:10.1177/00494755231226356
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