The main symptoms of hookworm disease

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Hookworm disease is caused by hookworm parasitizing human small intestine. Anemia, malnutrition and gastrointestinal dysfunction are the main clinical manifestations. Severe cases can lead to developmental disorders and cardiac insufficiency. Hookworm parasitic on human body is mainly hookworm duodenum or American plate mouth nematode. Occasionally, there are hookworm of Ceylon and hookworm of dog. Although the infected larvae can invade the human body, they can not develop into adults. The main symptom of hookworm disease? Let's talk about it

The main symptoms of hookworm disease

Hookworm dermatitis invades the skin, initially has a strange itching and burning sensation, and then appears small bleeding points, papules and herpes. Dermatitis often occurs between fingers or toes, dorsum of foot, ankle and so on, which can disappear in a few days. Scratch can be secondary to bacterial infection, local lymph node swelling, occasionally a transient urticaria.

Three to five days after the infection of respiratory symptoms, patients often have cough, itchy throat, hoarseness, etc; Severe cases showed severe dry cough and asthma attack, manifested as eosinophilic asthma, sputum can appear blood. X-ray examination showed increased lung markings or hilar shadow hyperplasia, and occasionally transient pulmonary infiltrative lesions.

Most of the patients with digestive system symptoms gradually developed epigastric discomfort or pain, anorexia, diarrhea, fatigue, emaciation and so on 1-2 months after infection. Those with hookworm eggs in feces but without obvious symptoms are called "hookworm infection", while those with hookworm eggs in feces and chronic clinical symptoms are called "hookworm disease".

matters needing attention

Iron should be supplemented after anthelmintic treatment in general cases, but anemia should be corrected in severe infection with severe anemia. Blood transfusion is only suitable for pregnant women or patients with severe anemia. It is helpful to improve heart function in patients with anemia heart disease and heart failure. There are many kinds of anti hookworm drugs, which often need repeated treatment to cure. Combination therapy can be used for severe infection and mixed infection. For symptomatic treatment.