Intestinal Capillariasis
Authors: JOHN LINDENBAUM
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1969)

Editorial Notes1 June 1969Intestinal CapillariasisJOHN LINDENBAUM, M.D.JOHN LINDENBAUM, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-70-6-1277 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDespite intensive investigation in recent years, the cause of malabsorption syndromes in the tropics, which may occur in both endemic and epidemic form (1), largely remains obscure. The heavy intestinal infestation with various parasites so ubiquitous in tropical areas has usually been considered an incidental finding unrelated to the pathogenesis of malabsorption (2, 3). Whereas experimental nematode infestation in laboratory animals is associated with malabsorption and villous mucosal abnormalities (4, 5), in humans a reasonably convincing causal relationship between parasite infection and impairment of intestinal absorption has only been demonstrated in isolated patients with giardiasis (6) and strongyloidiasis (7).Whalen...References1. MATHANBAKER VISJ: Epidemic tropical sprue and other epidemics of diarrhea in South Indian villages. Amer. J. Clin. Nutr. 21: 1077, 1968. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. SHINGLETONDOBBINS WWWO: Malabsorption Syndromes, Charles C Thomas, Publisher, Springfield, Ill., 1968. Google Scholar3. MAYORALTRIPATHYGARCIAKLAHRBOLANOSGHITIS LGKFTSOJ: Malabsorption in the tropics: a second look. I. The role of protein malnutrition. Amer. J. Clin. Nutr. 20: 866, 1967. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SYMONSFAIRBAIRN LED: Pathology, absorption, transport, and activity of digestive enzymes in rat jejunum parasitized by the nematode Nippostrongylus brasiliensis. Fed. Proc. 21: 913, 1962. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. CASTROOLSONBAKER GALJRD: Glucose malabsorption and intestinal histopathology in Trichinella spiralis-infected guinea pigs. J. Parasit. 53: 595, 1967. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. YARDLEYBAYLESS JHTM: Giardiasis. Gastroenterology 52: 301, 1967. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. WILLISNWOKOLO AJC: Steroid therapy and strongyloidiasis. Lancet 1: 1396, 1966. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. WHALENROSENBERGSTRICKLANDGUTMANCROSSWATTENUYLANGCODIZON GEEBGTRAJHRHCJJ: Intestinal capillariasis. Lancet 1: 13, 1969. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. CHITWOODVALESQUEZSALAZAR MBCNG: Capillaria philippinensis Sp. N. (Nematoda: Trichinelida) from the intestine of man in the Philippines. J. Parasit. 54: 368, 1968. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. KLIPSTEINSAMLOFFSMARTHSCHENK FAIMGE: Malabsorption and malnutrition in rural Haiti. Amer. J. Clin. Nutr. 21: 1042, 1968. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. LINDENBAUM J: Small intestine dysfunction in Pakistanis and Americans resident in Pakistan. Amer. J. Clin. Nutr. 21: 1023, 1968. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. LINDENBAUM J: Malabsorption during and after recovery from acute intestinal infection. Brit. Med. J. 2: 326, 1965. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. WALDMANNWOCHNERLASTERGORDON TARDLRS: Allergic gastroenteropathy. A cause of excessive gastrointestinal protein loss. New Eng. J. Med. 276: 761, 1967. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. CABRERASILAN BDRB: The intradermal test in the diagnosis of human intestinal capillariasis. Acta Med. Phillip. 4: 175, 1968. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Harlem Hospital Center Lenox Ave. and 136th St. New York, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByParasites and MalabsorptionParasites and malabsorption 1 June 1969Volume 70, Issue 6Page: 1277-1279KeywordsGiardiasisParasitic diseasesPathogenesisResearch laboratories Issue Published: 1 June 1969 PDF DownloadLoading ...