| intestinal capillariasis: a cause of chronic diarrhea and hypoalbuminemia. | seventeen cases of intestinal capillariasis in srinagarind hospital, khon kaen university, thailand were reviewed. the mean age was 40.41 years with a range from 21 to 69 years. most cases had intermittent or continuous voluminous watery diarrhea for one month to three years with hypoalbuminemia. borborygmi, vague abdominal pain, weight loss and pedal edema were significant associated symptoms. fecal examination was the most useful for diagnosis by finding the capillaria philippinensis ova in al ... | 1992 | 1488697 |