Caught on Capsule: Iron-deficiency Anemia Due to Hookworm Infection

Am J Med. 2016 Feb;129(2):167-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.004. Epub 2015 Aug 20.

Authors

Jessica Seidelman¹, Rena Zuo², Krishna Udayakumar², Ziad F Gellad³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Electronic address: jessica.seidelman@duke.edu.
² Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
³ Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC.

PMID: 26299322
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.004

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Albendazole / therapeutic use
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / etiology*
Anthelmintics / therapeutic use
Capsule Endoscopy
Hookworm Infections / complications*
Hookworm Infections / diagnosis*
Hookworm Infections / drug therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged

Substances

Anthelmintics
Albendazole