Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Authors: | J. Slovin, Niazi, B. A., Kinkhabwala, M., Ang, A., Sirajuddin, S. |
Journal: | Cureus |
Volume: | 14 |
Issue: | 7(e27057) |
Pagination: | 3 pp |
Date Published: | Jul-20-2022 |
ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
Keywords: | anemia, homeless, hygiene, Ivermectin, lice |
Abstract: | Lice are parasitic infections that can infect humans and survive by consuming host blood. They are most commonly associated with a lack of hygiene and occur most commonly in school-age children, homeless populations, and densely populated areas. Lice infections can potentially lead to vector-containing illness and are rarely complicated by acute blood loss anemia. These side effects, while exceedingly rare, are often very significant and potentially life-threatening. Here we present a rare case of severe anemia found in a patient with chronic lice colonization. We hope our findings will broaden the differential for acute anemias and raise awareness of lice infection as a possible cause of acute anemia. |
URL: | https://www.cureus.com/articles/106058-a-rare-case-of-anemia-secondary-to-lice-infestation |
DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.27057 |
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