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Filamentous larvae may be found on sputum examination
Introduction
Introduction After hookworm infection, sputum examination can find filiform mites. Hookworm is a general term for the nematode of the genus Hookworm, and the developed oral sac is characterized by its morphology. Among the nematodes parasitic in the digestive tract of the human body, the hookworm is the most harmful. Due to the parasitic hookworm, the human body can chronically lose blood for a long time, which leads to anemia and symptoms associated with anemia. Hookworms are distributed worldwide, especially in tropical and subtropical regions, where population infections are more prevalent.
Cause
Cause
After being invaded into the human body through the skin or mucous membrane, the hookworm filamentous sputum enters the lung through the lymphatic or bloodway and penetrates the pulmonary capillaries into the alveoli.
Examine
an examination
Related inspection
Sputum microscopy examination of sputum pathogens
In the endemic areas, there are suspected diagnosis of hookworm disease in the field of barefoot and fecal history, anemia, etc., and the diagnosis can be confirmed by stool examination.
Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
It should be differentiated from other diseases of hookworm disease.
In the endemic areas, there are suspected diagnosis of hookworm disease in the field of barefoot and fecal history, anemia, etc., and the diagnosis can be confirmed by stool examination.
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