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ArticleJGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology2025

Hookworm Infection Mimicking Early Gastric Mucosal Carcinoma: Magnifying Endoscopy Findings in Two Cases.

Fengrui Zhang, Yan Tao, Junkun Niu

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Article in JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Fengrui ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University Kunming Yunnan China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6306-2856
Yan TaoDepartment of Gastroenterology The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University Kunming Yunnan China.
Junkun NiuDepartment of Gastroenterology The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University Kunming Yunnan China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9458-0138

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Hookworms primarily parasitize in the intestinal tract, and the gastric involvement is extremely rare, which often leads to misdiagnosis. We present two cases of hookworm infection that mimicked early gastric carcinoma. Case Summary: Two patients presented with clear boundaries gastric mucosa lesions exhibiting brownish discoloration, resembling early gastric mucosal cancer. Live hookworms were identified on the gastric mucosal surface using magnifying endoscopy combined with narrow-band imaging. Hookworm eggs were detected in both patients through fecal etiological evaluation. Following standard anthelmintic treatment, both the lesions and the worms resolved. Conclusions: In the differential diagnosis of localized well-defined gastric mucosal lesions, parasitic infections should be considered in addition to neoplastic lesions. Magnifying endoscopy plays a critical role in distinguishing gastric mucosal lesions suspicious for parasitic infection.

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differential diagnosisearly gastric carcinomahookworm infectionmagnifying endoscopy

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PMID40964068
PMCPMC12439275

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