An unusual cause of hypochromic, microcytic anemia detected on capsule endoscopy

✍ Scribed by Jovanovic, Ivan ;Martinov, Jelena ;Krstic, Miodrag

• Book ID: 111489764
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 104 KB
• Volume: 2
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 2391-5463
• DOI: 10.2478/s11536-007-0020-8

✦ Synopsis

We present you a case of a 79-year old man who was examined with capsule endoscopy for hypochromic microcytic anemia. During the examination multiple hookworms 5 to 10 mm long were visualized in distal ileum.