Delhi boy treated after worms suck 22 litres blood in 2 yrs
A 14-year-old anaemic boy, who received repeated blood transfusions totalling 22 litres over the last two years, was recently treated after Delhi-based doctors found hookworms in his small intestine. After the patient's haemoglobin reached a low of 5.86, the doctors had decided to perform capsule endoscopy, which involves ingesting a capsule fitted with a diagnostic camera.