by A medical scan showed living hookworms in the stomach of a woman, shocking doctors who said that they did not have the multi -paid gastro -intestinal symptoms of the parasitic infection.
The Chinese farmer, 75, first went to the doctor while struggling with dizziness, lack of appetite, problems with problems and weakness “without any clear cause”, according to an article about the case in the case Journal of Medical Case Reports.
The woman, from the Chinese city of Yongzhou, was diagnosed with anemia and stomach infection and tested positively on a bacterial stomach infection. But the treatment, the study says, did not improve her symptoms – so that doctors prescribe an endoscopy.
Journal of Medical Case Reports
A living hookworm was discovered in the intestine of a woman.
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An endoscopy means that a long thin tube is placed in the mouth to investigate organs from close by, explains Cleveland’s clinic.
In the case of the woman, the endoscopy showed “the presence of living nematodes [worms] In the falling part of the duodenum ‘, that is the start of the small intestine.
Researchers then investigated her stool, which revealed the presence of hookworm eggs.
Parasitic worms infect up to 480 million people worldwide, explains the American Centers for Disease Control. The infection is usually contracted by barefoot on the ground that is contaminated by the stool of a person or animal who has the infection.
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In general, it causes diarrhea and abdominal pain, which the woman did not experience, but can also cause the symptoms she showed, that were anemia, loss of appetite and fatigue. The province of Hunan, where the woman lives, “has also made significant progress in controlling hookworms,” the study notes and said that the infection rate fell from 22.86% in 1994 to 0.43% in 2020. Still, while the speed of crochetworm infection remains low, the risk remains low, the risk remains the risk [of infection] stays. “
She was treated with Albendazol-one medication approved by the FDA according to the Mayo Clinic. After a course of the medication, her anemia was healed.
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