Hookworm infection
Last updated: Monday, 13, December, 2010
| Manifestations | Appropriate Tests |
|---|---|
| Faeces - ova, cysts and parasites when clinical symptoms are present. | |
Pruritus | |
Lung infiltrates | |
| An uncommon cause of malabsorption in children. | |
Iron deficiency anaemia | FBC; stool ova counts may help establish that iron deficiency anaemia is likely to be due to the hookworm infection. See Iron deficiency |