[HTML][HTML] Schistosomiasis japonica, anemia, and iron status in children, adolescents, and young adults in Leyte, Philippines
T Leenstra, LP Acosta, GC Langdon, DL Manalo… - The American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Background: Observational and interventional evidence supports a relation between human
schistosomiasis and anemia; however, the exact causal mechanisms remain unclear. Eggs
translocating across the intestinal or bladder wall may result in extracorporeal blood loss
with subsequent iron deficiency. Alternatively, anemia may result from cytokine-mediated
dyserythropoiesis, as seen in anemia of inflammation. Objectives: By evaluating the cross-
sectional relation between the intensity of Schistosoma japonicum infection, hemoglobin …
schistosomiasis and anemia; however, the exact causal mechanisms remain unclear. Eggs
translocating across the intestinal or bladder wall may result in extracorporeal blood loss
with subsequent iron deficiency. Alternatively, anemia may result from cytokine-mediated
dyserythropoiesis, as seen in anemia of inflammation. Objectives: By evaluating the cross-
sectional relation between the intensity of Schistosoma japonicum infection, hemoglobin …