Browsing Department of Internal Medicine by Author "Abdirahman, Mohamed Mukhtar"
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Endoscopically diagnosed hookworm infestation in an adult with chronic iron infestation in an adult with chronic iron deficiency anaemia
Abdirahman, Mohamed Mukhtar; Baruhanga, Emmanuel; Muhumuza, Andrew; Wagubi, Robert; Atwine, Raymond; Tumuhimbise, Christine; Tusiime, Florence; Tuhumwire, Caleb; Lumori, Boniface Amanee Elias (South Sudan Medical Journal, 2024)Despite advances in hookworm control and prevention campaigns, the prevalence remains high in sub-Saharan Africa. Iron deficiency anaemia is a major complication in those with prolonged infection, a high hookworm burden, ...