<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Background: Intestinal capillariasis is an important agent in the differential diagnosis of chronic diarrhea and protein-losing enteropathy. The disease is uncommon and possibly under-diagnosed in Thailand and neighboring countries.Objective: Report a fatal case of intestinal capillariasis that underwent misleading diagnostic efforts for six months. We also reviewed previous cases of intestinal capillariasis from our hospital.Patient and Method: A descriptive study of a fatal case of intestinal capillariasis, and review of patients admitted for capillariasis during the past 10 years.Conclusion: This case highlights the importance of adequate and repeated microscopic stool examinations before proceeding to other sophisticated investigations that may cause delay in diagnosis and confusing results that result in inappropriate therapy.</abstract>

Background: Intestinal capillariasis is an important agent in the differential diagnosis of chronic diarrhea and protein-losing enteropathy. The disease is uncommon and possibly under-diagnosed in Thailand and neighboring countries.Objective: Report a fatal case of intestinal capillariasis that underwent misleading diagnostic efforts for six months. We also reviewed previous cases of intestinal capillariasis from our hospital.Patient and Method: A descriptive study of a fatal case of intestinal capillariasis, and review of patients admitted for capillariasis during the past 10 years.Conclusion: This case highlights the importance of adequate and repeated microscopic stool examinations before proceeding to other sophisticated investigations that may cause delay in diagnosis and confusing results that result in inappropriate therapy.

A fatal case of intestinal capillariasis due to misleading investigations

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330,

Department of Parasitology, and Chula MRC, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330,

Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330,

Asian Biomedicine

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Background: Intestinal capillariasis is an important agent in the differential diagnosis of chronic diarrhea and protein-losing enteropathy. The disease is...

A fatal case of intestinal capillariasis due to misleading investigations

Article Category: Clinical report

Published Online: Feb 04, 2017

Page range: 781 - 785

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.0605.123

Keywords
Diagnosis, fatal, intestinal capillariasis

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

A fatal case of intestinal capillariasis due to misleading investigations

Article Category: Clinical report

Published Online: Feb 04, 2017

Page range: 781 - 785

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.0605.123

KeywordsDiagnosis, fatal, intestinal capillariasis

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Diagnosis, fatal, intestinal capillariasis