1/8. Case studies in international medicine.family physicians in the united states are increasingly called on to manage the complex clinical problems of newly arrived immigrants and refugees. Case studies and discussions are provided in this article to update physicians on the diagnosis and management of potentially unfamiliar ailments, including strongyloidiasis, hookworm infection, cysticercosis, clonorchiasis and tropical pancreatitis. albendazole and ivermectin, two important drugs in the treatment of some worm infections, are now available in the united states.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/8. A 20-year-old man with eosinophilia and easy bruisability.Acquired platelet dysfunction with eosinophilia is a rare, benign self-limiting disorder characterised by platelet dysfunction and an association with parasitic infections. A 20-year-old national serviceman who presented with easy bruising and spontaneous epistaxis is reported. Investigations revealed eosinophilia and an abnormal platelet function test similar to that seen in patients with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia infections. He also had evidence of hookworm infestation. Following a course of mebendazole, his symptoms and platelet dysfunction resolved. Hence, this disorder of acquired platelet dysfunction with eosinophilia should be considered in patients with bleeding disorders secondary to platelet dysfunction.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/8. epidemiology of hookworm infection in Soong nern district, Korat province, thailand.Stool surveys in Soong Nern district, Korat Province, were done by the MF concentration technique. The intensity of hookworm infection, egg counts, results of treatment by anthelminthic drugs, observations on new infections and reinfections following treatment throughout the year and the density of nematode larvae in soil in the study area were investigated. Hookworm infection rates were high in Na-Glang village, both in adult villagers and school-aged children. The intensity of hookworm infections was considered mild and after treatment the numbers of eggs in the stools diminished or disappeared. New cases and reinfection increased during the rainy month, due to socio-environmental factors in the village that favoured the development of hookworm larvai in the soil. Although in this study it was impossible to distinguish hookworm larvae among the nematode larvae collected form soil it was highly probable that hookworm larvae were present. Control of hookworm infection in the study area was proposed by improvement of environmental sanitation and health education.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5.5keywords = infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/8. Man, an accidental host of Cyclodontostomum purvisi (Adams, 1933), and the occurrence in rats in thailand.Two adults of Cyclodontostomum purvisi were recovered from faecal specimen of a 47 year-old male who had suffered from capillariasis, in Kaeng Khoi District, Saraburi Province, thailand; Adults of C. purvisi were also recovered from the large intestine of B. savilei and B. indica trapped in the same area and in Pak Philli District, Nakhon Nayok Province. This is the first record of human infection with C. purvisi and of the occurrence in B. savilei and B. indica in thailand.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.5keywords = infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/8. case reports: acute hookworm infection: an unusual cause of profuse watery diarrhoea in returned travellers.We describe 3 returned travellers who developed profuse watery diarrhoea associated with marked blood eosinophilia. Delayed appearance of ova in stool samples caused difficulty in establishing diagnoses of acute hookworm infection. Low activity of ivermectin against hookworm resulted in failure of empiric treatment with this agent prior to parasitological diagnosis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2.5keywords = infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/8. heart failure caused by hookworm infection possibly associated with organic food consumption.An 87-year-old man with heart failure caused by severe anemia was referred to our hospital. Gastroenteroscopy revealed the existence of several parasites in the duodenum. Examination of the stool by a formalin-ethyl acetate concentration technique detected hookworm eggs. After a single dose of pyrantel pamoate, his symptoms including dyspnea on exertion and edema diminished. And also hemoglobin and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) had improved dramatically. Hookworm infection is an extremely rare cause of heart failure, and furthermore this parasitic infection is not common in advanced countries. We suggest the possible relationship between parasite infection and organic foods.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 3.5keywords = infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/8. Intestinal nematode infections.This article discusses strongyloidiasis, hookworm infection, trichostrongyliasis, ascariasis, trichuriasis (whipworm infection), and enterobiasis (pinworm infection). For each infection, the author describes the organism, the epidemiology and geographic distribution, symptomatology and pathogenesis, and diagnosis and treatment.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 4keywords = infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/8. Endoscopic diagnosis of hookworm disease of the duodenum.Hookworm is one of the most common parasites in the world, but can be missed on stool examination. We report a 31-year-old man who was complaining of epigastric discomfort, with laboratory findings of iron-deficiency anemia and eosinophilia. He was found to be infected with hookworm (ancylostoma duodenale), which was directly detected and retrieved from the duodenum with biopsy forceps during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. We eliminated his infection successfully by the Damaso de Rivas-Kihara modified method and oral administration of pyrantel pamoate. This report indicates that it is important to check carefully even in the distal duodenum at routine upper gastrointestinal endoscopy whenever parasitic disease is suspected but is hard to diagnose because of a limited number of eggs in feces.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.5keywords = infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |