Roop Kishore, Yashdev Atri and Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan (2024) Helminth infestation causing anaemia in pregnancy attending primary care clinic: a case report. Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences, 18 (1). pp. 50-54. ISSN 1985-1758 E-ISSN 2710-7353
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Abstract
Anaemia in pregnancy is among the commonest medical disorders encountered antenatally. However, the condition has sometimes been overlooked and not corrected accordingly given wrong or unidentified exact causes. Helminth infestation, even though rare generally nowadays, is still an important cause that needs to be ruled out in case of anaemia. We reported a case of an antenatal woman who presented with unresolved anaemia. However, she benefited from the helminth infestation screening and was able to be treated well. Her condition tremendously improved after the eradication of the infection. This case highlighted that anaemia should always include stool for ova and cyst despite no convincing history towards the infection. The symptoms could be mild or even not recognised.
| Item Type: | Article (Case Report) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Helminth infestation, antenatal, anaemia |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics |
| Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): | Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Family Medicine (Effective: 1st January 2011) |
| Depositing User: | Dr Mohd Shaiful Ehsan Shalihin |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Mar 2024 16:29 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Mar 2024 16:37 |
| URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/111528 |
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