Ancylostomiasis
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This page is about clinical aspects of the disease. For microbiologic aspects of specific causative organisms: Template:Seealso Template:Seealso
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Kalpana Giri, MBBS[2]
Overview
Historical Perspective
Ancylostomiasis was first discovered by Dubini, an Italian physician, in 1838 who provided the first detailed description of hookworms during an autopsy on a woman who had died in Milan.[1]
Classification
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Ancylostomiasis from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies
Case Studies
Related Chapters
Species include:
- Ancylostoma braziliense, commonly infects cats, popularly known in Brazil as "bicho-geográfico"
- Ancylostoma caninum, commonly infects dogs
- Ancylostoma duodenale
- Ancylostoma pluridentatum, commonly infects sylvatic cats
- Ancylostoma tubaeforme, infects cats along with other hosts
- ↑ Crompton DW, Whitehead RR (1993). "Hookworm infections and human iron metabolism". Parasitology. 107 Suppl: S137–45. doi:10.1017/s0031182000075569. PMID 8115178.