Rare Presentation of Hookworm Infection

AbstractReports of incidental pneumomediastinum in infants secondary to inflicted trauma are limited. A retrospective review of infants with pneumomediastinum and history of inflicted trauma was performed. A comprehensive literature review was performed. Three infants presented with pneumomediastinum associated with inflicted trauma. Mean age was 4.6 weeks. All patients underwent diagnostic studies, as well as a standardized evaluation for nonaccidental trauma. All patients with pneumomediastinum were resolved at follow-up. Review of the literature identified other cases with similar presentations with related oropharyngeal injuries. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in previously healthy infants may be associated with inflicted injuries. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of an oropharyngeal perforation related to this presentation.

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EPIDEMIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND PREVALENCE OF SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS FROM KOSHI REGION OF NORTH BIHAR.

FLORA AND FAUNA ◽

10.33451/florafauna.v24i1pp155-162 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

Author(s):

LAKSHMI CHOUDHARY ◽

PRABHAWATI PRABHAWATI

Keyword(s):

Relative Humidity ◽

Ascaris Lumbricoides ◽

Rainy Season ◽

Climatic Factors ◽

Trichuris Trichiura ◽

Hookworm Infection ◽

Soil Transmitted Helminths ◽

High Incidence ◽

Apparently Healthy

Prevalence of soil transmitted helminthes infections in apparently healthy school going children and other 528 people of different districts of Koshi regions of North Bihar were evaluated. Over all incidences of STHs infection was 39.39% during study. High incidence of STH was seen in the rainy season i.e., in the month of July and August, September, significantly higher (P<0.05) .The incidence of Ascaris lumbricoides was highest in the month of August (18.64%). The month of September was 15.25% followed by that of July (14.4%) and October with 10.16%. Also the incidence of hookworm registered the highest incidence in the month of June (19.27%) and lowest in the month of December (4.82%) during the study period. However prevalence of Trichuris trichiura was negligible and it was almost nil in the most of the months but was highest in month of September with 28.57% and lowest in October with 14.00% The climatic factors are responsible for soil transmitted helminthes which are temperature, rainfall and relative humidity. Ascariasis, Trichuriasis and Ancyclostomiasis (Hookworm infection) are found to be endemic in this region.

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Anemia-Inducing Factor in the Early Stage of Hookworm Infection

Yonsei Medical Journal ◽

10.3349/ymj.1964.5.1.37 ◽

1964 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 37

Author(s):

Hyun Lee ◽

Chin-Thack Soh

Keyword(s):

Early Stage ◽

Hookworm Infection

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