Proteinuria associated with hookworm infection: a case report
10.16250/j.32.1374.2021179
- VernacularTitle:钩虫感染相关性蛋白尿1例
- Author:
Ling WU
1
;
An-qi TANG
1
;
Tong CHEN
1
;
Xue-feng YE
1
;
Ming-quan LI
1
;
Tao MA
2
;
Liang-bin ZHAO
1
Author Information
1. Second Department of Nephrology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan 610072, China
2. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hookworm disease;
Iron-deficiency anemia;
Proteinuria;
Albendazole
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2022;34(6):665-668
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
As a common soil-borne nematode, hookworm is mainly parasitized in the intestine, and the clinical manifestations of hookworm infections mainly include gastrointestinal symptoms and iron-deficiency anemia. In addition, hookworm may be also parasitized in other organs in addition to gastrointestinal system, resulting in development of disorders in other systems. Proteinuria caused by hookworm infections is rare and easy to be misdiagnosed in clinical practices. Hereby, the diagnosis and treatment of a case of proteinuria associated with hookworm infections was reported, in order to increase the understanding of hookworm infection-associated proteinuria among clinicians.
