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Case Reports
. 2019 Jan 10;12(1):bcr-2018-228120.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228120.

Intestinal hookworm infestation causing chronic anaemia

Marcello Cintolo  1 , Lorenzo Dioscoridi  1 , Mutaz Massad  1 , Massimiliano Mutignani  1
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Intestinal hookworm infestation causing chronic anaemia

Marcello Cintolo et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: GI bleeding; endoscopy; infectious diseases.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
The intestinal wo rm seen at 11  hours 07 min during the capsule endoscopy.
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Mucosal multiple erosions caused by the intestinal wo rm.
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