Endoscopic Diagnosis of Necator americanus Infection Presenting With Persistent Iron‐Deficiency Anemia: Usefulness of Image‐Enhanced Endoscopy and Capsule Endoscopy
Tomohiro Takebe, Satoshi Osawa, Yukihiro Watanabe, Shingo Yamagata, Takuya Aoyama, Yusuke Kawamura, Airi Manabe, Taro Kisamori, Munetaka Sano, Ken Sugimoto · 2026
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Tomohiro Takebe and colleagues report a 2026 case of hookworm infection found during hospital care in Japan. The patient was a 59-year-old man from the Philippines with long-standing iron-deficiency anemia that had no clear cause. He arrived with upper abdominal pain linked to bile duct stones.
After the bile duct problem improved, his pain continued, so doctors examined the full digestive tract. Standard scopes and a swallowable camera capsule revealed many parasites spread through the gut. Special light-based imaging made the worms easier to see and remove. Genetic testing confirmed the species, and drug treatment cleared his symptoms and anemia. The case supports checking for hookworm when anemia stays unexplained.
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| CREATOR | Tomohiro Takebe, Satoshi Osawa, Yukihiro Watanabe, Shingo Yamagata, Takuya Aoyama, Yusuke Kawamura, Airi Manabe, Taro Kisamori, Munetaka Sano, Ken Sugimoto |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 13 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |