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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Laboratory Findings== | |||
Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of Ancylostomiasis include:<ref name="pmid30946305">{{cite journal| author=AbdAllah M| title=ANCYLOSTOMIASIS CAUSING UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING: REAL-TIME ENDOSCOPIC PICTURES. | journal=Gastroenterol Nurs | year= 2019 | volume= 42 | issue= 2 | pages= 179-180 | pmid=30946305 | doi=10.1097/SGA.0000000000000423 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=30946305 }} </ref> | |||
*In [[microscopic]] [[examination]] [[detection]] of [[eggs]] in [[stool]] | |||
*[[iron-deficiency anemia]] (decreased [[hemoglobin]]) | |||
*[[eosinophilia]] | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of Ancylostomiasis include:[1]
- In microscopic examination detection of eggs in stool
- iron-deficiency anemia (decreased hemoglobin)
- eosinophilia
Gallery
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![Unstained micrograph of the Ancylostoma duodenale hookworm's mouth parts; Mag. 125X. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]](/images/1/11/Hookworm07.jpeg)
Unstained micrograph of the Ancylostoma duodenale hookworm's mouth parts; Mag. 125X. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]
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![This enlargement shows hookworms, Ancylostoma caninum attached to the intestinal mucosa. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]](/images/6/67/Hookworm05.jpeg)
This enlargement shows hookworms, Ancylostoma caninum attached to the intestinal mucosa. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]
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![Micrograph depicting the tail tip of a Strongyloides filariform infective stage larvae on the left, and a hookworm on the right. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]](/images/f/fc/Hookworm04.jpeg)
Micrograph depicting the tail tip of a Strongyloides filariform infective stage larvae on the left, and a hookworm on the right. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]
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![This micrograph depicts a hookworm (Lt), and a Strongyloides (Rt) filariform infective stage larvae. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]](/images/0/04/Hookworm03.jpeg)
This micrograph depicts a hookworm (Lt), and a Strongyloides (Rt) filariform infective stage larvae. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]
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![This child with hookworm shows visible signs of edema, and was diagnosed with anemia as well. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]](/images/6/6c/Hookworm01.jpeg)
This child with hookworm shows visible signs of edema, and was diagnosed with anemia as well. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]
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![The human hookworms include two nematode (roundworm) species, Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]](/images/2/2f/Hookworm06.jpeg)
The human hookworms include two nematode (roundworm) species, Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]
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![Diagram depicting the various stages in the life cycle of the Strongyloides stercoralis nematode. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]](/images/9/97/Hookworm02.jpeg)
Diagram depicting the various stages in the life cycle of the Strongyloides stercoralis nematode. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]
![Unstained micrograph of the Ancylostoma duodenale hookworm's mouth parts; Mag. 125X. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]](/index.php/File:Hookworm07.jpeg)
![This enlargement shows hookworms, Ancylostoma caninum attached to the intestinal mucosa. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]](/index.php/File:Hookworm05.jpeg)
![Micrograph depicting the tail tip of a Strongyloides filariform infective stage larvae on the left, and a hookworm on the right. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]](/index.php/File:Hookworm04.jpeg)
![This micrograph depicts a hookworm (Lt), and a Strongyloides (Rt) filariform infective stage larvae. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]](/index.php/File:Hookworm03.jpeg)
![This child with hookworm shows visible signs of edema, and was diagnosed with anemia as well. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]](/index.php/File:Hookworm01.jpeg)
![The human hookworms include two nematode (roundworm) species, Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]](/index.php/File:Hookworm06.jpeg)
![Diagram depicting the various stages in the life cycle of the Strongyloides stercoralis nematode. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]](/index.php/File:Hookworm02.jpeg)
References
- ↑ AbdAllah M (2019). "ANCYLOSTOMIASIS CAUSING UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING: REAL-TIME ENDOSCOPIC PICTURES". Gastroenterol Nurs. 42 (2): 179–180. doi:10.1097/SGA.0000000000000423. PMID 30946305.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Public Health Image Library (PHIL)".