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==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
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The diagnostic test of [[ancylostomiasis]] is the [[microscopic examination]] of [[stools]] that [[detected]] the presence of [[hookworms eggs]].<ref name="pmid33563313">{{cite journal| author=Umbrello G, Pinzani R, Bandera A, Formenti F, Zavarise G, Arghittu M | display-authors=etal| title=Hookworm infection in infants: a case report and review of literature. | journal=Ital J Pediatr | year= 2021 | volume= 47 | issue= 1 | pages= 26 | pmid=33563313 | doi=10.1186/s13052-021-00981-1 | pmc=7871578 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=33563313 }} </ref> | The diagnostic test of [[ancylostomiasis]] is the [[microscopic examination]] of [[stools]] that [[detected]] the presence of [[hookworms eggs]].<ref name="pmid33563313">{{cite journal| author=Umbrello G, Pinzani R, Bandera A, Formenti F, Zavarise G, Arghittu M | display-authors=etal| title=Hookworm infection in infants: a case report and review of literature. | journal=Ital J Pediatr | year= 2021 | volume= 47 | issue= 1 | pages= 26 | pmid=33563313 | doi=10.1186/s13052-021-00981-1 | pmc=7871578 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=33563313 }} </ref> | ||
*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> | *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> | ||
**[[iron-deficiency anemia]] (decreased [[hemoglobin]]) | **[[iron-deficiency anemia]] (decreased [[hemoglobin]]) | ||
**[[eosinophilia]] | **[[eosinophilia]] | ||
**Presence of several [[live and motile]] [[worms]] in [[upper gastrointestinal] [[endoscopy]] which is easily [[extracted]] using [[standard]] [[biopsy forceps]]. | **Presence of several [[live and motile]] [[worms]] in [[upper gastrointestinal] [[endoscopy]] which is easily [[extracted]] using [[standard]] [[biopsy forceps]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalpana Giri, MBBS[2]
Overview
The diagnostic test of ancylostomiasis is the microscopic detection of hookworms eggs in stool. Other lab findings include: decreased hemoglobin, eosinophilia, Presence of several live and motile worms in [upper gastrointestinal] endoscopy.
Laboratory Findings
The diagnostic test of ancylostomiasis is the microscopic examination of stools that detected the presence of hookworms eggs.[1]
- Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of Ancylostomiasis include:[2]
- iron-deficiency anemia (decreased hemoglobin)
- eosinophilia
- Presence of several live and motile worms in [[upper gastrointestinal] endoscopy which is easily extracted using standard biopsy forceps.
References
- ↑ Umbrello G, Pinzani R, Bandera A, Formenti F, Zavarise G, Arghittu M; et al. (2021). "Hookworm infection in infants: a case report and review of literature". Ital J Pediatr. 47 (1): 26. doi:10.1186/s13052-021-00981-1. PMC 7871578 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 33563313 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ 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.