Eosinophilic Liver Abscess: A Case of Locally Acquired <i>Fasciola hepatica</i> in Alberta, Canada.

King, Teagan; Cabada, Miguel M; Kowalewska-Grochowska, Kinga; Vaughan, Stephen D

Eosinophilic Liver Abscess: A Case of Locally Acquired Fasciola hepatica in Alberta, Canada.

King, Teagan; Cabada, Miguel M; Kowalewska-Grochowska, Kinga; Vaughan, Stephen D.

Afiliación

King T; University of Calgary, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Cabada MM; University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Galveston, Texas, USA.
Kowalewska-Grochowska K; Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Lima, Peru.
Vaughan SD; University of Alberta, Department of Pathology, Division of Microbiology, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Open Forum Infect Dis ; 11(3): ofae101, 2024 Mar.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38481431

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Fasciola hepatica is a trematode causing acute and chronic infection. A 33-year-old Canadian woman with eosinophilic liver abscesses and no relevant travel was diagnosed with F hepatica infection. F hepatica is reported in livestock in Alberta. This is the first case of locally acquired fascioliasis in Canada in >100 years.

Palabras clave

Alberta; Canada; Fasciola hepatica; hepatic abscess

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Contexto en salud: 3_ND Problema de salud: 3_fascioliasis / 3_neglected_diseases / 3_zoonosis Idioma: En Revista: Open Forum Infect Dis Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá

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