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Eosinophilic Liver Abscess: A Case of Locally Acquired Fasciola hepatica in Alberta, Canada.
King, Teagan; Cabada, Miguel M; Kowalewska-Grochowska, Kinga; Vaughan, Stephen D.
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  • 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 in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38481431
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.
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