Korean J Parasitol.  1992 Mar;30(1):59-62. 10.3347/kjp.1992.30.1.59.

An imported human case of hookworm infection with worms in the rectum

• Yong TS
• Shin HJ
• Im KI
• Kim WH

• KMID: 1715535
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1992.30.1.59

Abstract

An imported case of rectal hookworm infection was diagnosed by stool examination and recovery of adult worms from the rectal mucosa by sigmoidoscopy. The chief complaints of a patient were diarrhea, abdominal pain and weight loss for about 1 month after returning from his travel abroad to the Southeast Asia. Leukocytosis(16,750/microliters) and peripheral eosinophilia(33.7%) were noticed without anemia. Typical hookworm eggs were detected by stool examination, and 3 worms were collected by sigmoidoscopy from rectal mucosa of this patient. Those worms were confirmed as adult worms of Ancylostoma duodenale(male:1, female:2) based on their morphological characteristics. The symptoms were relieved after treatment with anthelmintics. This case was considered as one of the imported parasitic infections in Korea, and a rare case of hookworm infection on human rectal mucosa.

MeSH Terms

Ancylostoma-isolation-and-purification
English-Abstract
Intestinal-Mucosa-parasitology
Travel-
*Ancylostomiasis-parasitology
*Intestinal-Diseases,-Parasitic-parasitology
*Rectal-Diseases-parasitology
*Rectum-parasitology