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. 2017 Aug 31;55(4):391–398. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2017.55.4.391

Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of the cases and detected lesions

Age (yr) Gender Symptoms Duration Dermatitis Occupation Location of The hookworm Hemoglobin (g/L) RBC Eosinophilic cells ratio Fecal occult blood test Times of testing eggs/positive Endoscopic appearance
EGD Colonoscopy DBE CE
59 F Tarry stool 2 months No Farmer Jejunum upper part 42 1.37×1012/L 2.5% Positive 1/No Chronic superficial antral gastritis Multiple colonic polyps _ Intestinal hookworm disease
68 F Tarry stool 5 years No Resident Jejunum upper part 57 2.32×1012/L 9.6% Positive 1/No Superficial duodenitis _ _ Intestinal hookworm disease
57 F Anemia 3 months No Farmer Jejunum upper part 88 2.89×1012/L 0.7% Positive 1/Yes Normal Normal Normal Intestinal hookworm disease
63 F Tarry stool 10 years No Famer Small intestine upper part 63 2.04×1012/L 0.31% Positive 2/Yes Superficial antral gastritis _ _ Intestinal hookworm disease
63 F Tarry stool 1 months No Farmer Jejunum upper part 86 2.88×1012/L _ Positive 2/Yes Chronic superficial gastritis Multiple colonic polyps _ Intestinal hookworm disease
79 M Tarry stool 4 years No Resident Jejunum upper part 54 2.13×1012/L 23.8% Positive 1/No Esophagitis Colonic varices _ Intestinal hookworm disease
40 M Tarry stool 7 months No Farmer Jejunum upper part 57 2.79×1012/L 33.8% Positive 1/Yes Duodenitis
Chronic superficial antral gastritis
prortopolypus _ Enteritis
Intestinal hookworm disease
66 F Tarry stool 5 months Yes Farmer Duodenum Jejunum 73 2.8×1012/L 14.9% Negative 2/No Chronic superficial gastritis Normal _ Intestinal hookworm disease
20 F hemafecia 1 day Yes Resident Duodenum 145 4.91×1012/L 0.03% Positive 2/No Antral gastritis _ _ Duodenum hookworm disease
59 F Tarry stool 15 days No Farmer Jejunum ileum 89 3.77×1012/L 17.9% Negative _ Chronic antral gastritis Normal _ Intestinal hookworm disease
80 M Tarry stool 6 days Yes Resident Jejunum 72 2.31×1012/L 4.0% Positive 2/Yes Chronic antral gastritis Colonic polyp _ Jejunal hookworm disease
71 F Tarry stool 15 days No Resident Jejunum upper part 51 2.05×1012/L 0.6% Positive 1/No Chronic antral gastritis Lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage, enteritis _ Jejunal hookworm disease
65 M Tarry stool 3 years Yes Farmer Duodenum 63 3.0×1012/L 6% Positive 1/Yes Duodenum hookworm disease Normal _ Intestinal hookworm disease
Enteritis
45 M Tarry stool 9 days No Farmer Duodenum, Jejunum 76 2.59×1012/L 7.8% Negative _ Chronic gastritis Normal _ Intestinal hookworm disease
Duodenitis, Jeiunitis
36 F Abdominal distention 4 years No Farmer Jejunum 120 4.05×1012/L 5.9% Positive 2/No Chronic antral gastritis Normal Jejunal hookworm disease
Jejunal polyp
_
59 F Hemafecia 6 months No Farmer Jejunum Lower part 60 2.54×1012/L 14.9% Positive 2/No Chronic gastritis Normal Jejunal hookworm disease _
40 F Tarry stool 20 months No Farmer Jejunum median part 51 2.25×1012/L 0.5% Negative 1/No Normal Normal Jejunal hookworm disease
colonic polyp
_
46 M Tarry stool 2 years No Farmer Jejunum upper part 106 4.22×1012/L 12% Positive 1/No Chronic gastritis Normal Jejunal hookworm disease _
38 M Tarry stool 6 days No Resident Jejunum median part 49 2.15×1012/L 0.7% Positive 1/No Normal Normal Jejunal hookworm disease _
57 M Tarry stool 15 days No Resident Jejunum upper part 56 2.26×1012/L _ Positive 2/No _ _ _ Intestinal hookworm disease
58 F hemafecia 4 years No Farmer Jejunum 53 2.22×1012/L 3.8% Positive 1/No Chronic gastritis Normal Intestinal hookworm disease _
54 M Tarry stool 5 years No Resident Jejunum upper part 62 2.94×1012/L _ Positive 1/No Chronic gastritis _ Intestinal hookworm disease _
61 M Tarry stool 3 months No Farmer Jejunum lower part 34 1.95×1012/L _ Positive 1/No Normal Normal Jejunal hookworm disease _
26 M Tarry stool 2 months No Farmer Jejunum 43 2.69×1012/L _ Positive 1/No Chronic gastritis Colonic polyp Jejunal hookworm disease _
46 M hemafecia 2 years No Farmer Duodenum, Jejunum 86 4.91×1012/L 0.32% Positive 1/No Normal _ Intestinal hookworm disease _
52 M Tarry stool 5 years No Resident Jejunum upper part 56 1.56×1012/L _ Positive 2/No _ _ _ Intestinal hookworm disease
58 F hemafecia 1years No Farmer Jejunum 74 3.21×1012/L 2.8% Positive 1/No Chronic gastritis Normal _ Intestinal hookworm disease
54 M Tarry stool 2 years No Resident Jejunum upper part 68 3.34×1012/L _ Positive 2/No Chronic gastritis _ Intestinal hookworm disease _
62 F Tarry stool 2 months Yes Farmer Jejunum lower part 60 2.91×1012/L _ Positive 1/No Normal Normal Jejunal hookworm disease _
34 F Tarry stool 3 months No Farmer Jejunum 63 2.39×1012/L _ Positive 1/No Chronic gastritis Colonic polyp Jejunal hookworm disease _
58 F hemafecia 2 years No Farmer Duodenum, Jejunum 72 3.71×1012/L 0.15% Positive 3/No Normal _ Intestinal hookworm disease _

Location of the hookworm, the place for the first time found hookworm; hemoglobin, hemoglobin values for the first time; EGD, esophagogastroduodenoscopy; CE, capsule endoscopy; DBE, double balloon enteroscopy; -, not tested.