Caught on Capsule: Iron-deficiency Anemia Due to Hookworm Infection

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Caught on Capsule: Iron-deficiency Anemia Due to Hookworm Infection Jessica Seidelman, MD, Rena Zuo, MD, Krishna Udayakumar, MD, MBA, Ziad F. Gellad, MD, MPH The American Journal of Medicine Volume 129, Issue 2, Pages 167-169 (February 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.004 Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Capsule endoscopy identified hookworms in the patient's midjejunum. The American Journal of Medicine 2016 129, 167-169DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.004) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Another image obtained with capsule endoscopy demonstrated the presence of hookworms. The American Journal of Medicine 2016 129, 167-169DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.004) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions