49-year-old woman has hundreds of worms in her digestive tract

GĐXH - At the hospital, through endoscopy of the stomach and duodenum, doctors discovered hundreds of hookworms "residing" in the patient's duodenum.

On January 8, information from Thai Nguyen Central Hospital said that doctors at this unit had just received a patient with hundreds of hookworms in his digestive tract.

Accordingly, a female patient (49 years old, in Yen Bai ) was hospitalized because of repeated episodes of bright red blood in her stool. Through examination, doctors found that the patient was exhausted, severely anemic, had mucus and blood in her stool, and had bright red blood and blood clots in each bowel movement.

The patient had to be transfused with one liter of blood. To find out the cause of the gastrointestinal bleeding, the patient was prescribed an endoscopy of the stomach, duodenum and colon.

Endoscopy results showed that the patient's duodenal wall had many very small hookworms attached tightly. Photo: BVCC.

Endoscopy results showed that the patient's duodenal wall had many very small hookworms attached tightly. In the rectum and colon area, many white roundworms appeared attached to the mucosa, in some places the worms rolled together to form clumps. The entire colon mucosa was edematous, congested, and had bleeding spots.

Currently, after 10 days of treatment, the patient's health is gradually stabilizing.

BSCKII. Dinh Thi Anh Nguyet, Department of Gastroenterology, Thai Nguyen Central Hospital said: The appearance of worms, forming clumps that adhere tightly in the stomach and colon of patients is the main cause of gastrointestinal bleeding and chronic anemia. It is estimated that each day 1 hookworm can cause the patient to lose about 3ml of blood along with dangerous symptoms such as bloody stools, physical exhaustion...

According to Dr. Nguyet, although gastrointestinal bleeding caused by parasitic worms in the intestines is not common, it can still occur if we do not ensure personal hygiene, eat cooked food, drink boiled water, and deworm regularly.

When you see unusual symptoms in your body, you need to go to a specialized medical facility immediately for timely detection and treatment to avoid possible dangerous complications.

Source: https://giadinh.suckhoedoisong.vn/nguoi-phu-nu-49-tuoi-co-hang-tram-con-giun-trong-duong-tieu-hoa-1722501082119252.htm