Severe chronic iron deficiency anaemia secondary to Trichuris dysentery syndrome - A case report
Trichuris dysentery syndrome is caused by Trichuris trichiura which contributes to one of the most common helminthic infections in the world. It is associated with heavy colonic infection that manifests as mucoid diarrhoea, rectal bleeding, rectal prolapse, iron deficiency anaemia, and finger clubbi...
Published in: | Tropical Biomedicine |
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Language: | English |
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2012
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Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84869838255&partnerID=40&md5=e049ac6ec88bc777c83ae70386d5e387 |