Association of three H - Hookworm, hemosuccus pancreaticus, and hypertension (portal) in a patient with melena

Hookworm infestations, endemic in India, are a common cause of iron deficiency anemia. Hemosuccus pancreaticus, a rare clinical condition, is due to passage of blood into the pancreatic duct possibly through a route between an aneurysm of an artery close to the pancreas and/or pancreatic duct, leadi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pratibha Kale, Monalisa Sahu, Nishant Verma, Bijay Ranjan Mirdha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2017;volume=9;issue=3;spage=120;epage=122;aulast=Kale