[Pseudotumor form of hepatic distomatosis: successful treatment with praziquantel]. / Forme pseudo-tumorale de distomatose hépatique: guérison par le praziquantel.
Gastroenterol Clin Biol
; 21(6-7): 511-3, 1997.
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ABSTRACT
Human Fasciola hepatica infection is usually discovered either early, during the acute (invasive) phase, or in the advanced phase, which is characterized by biliary complications. We report a case of liver distomatosis with nodular intra-hepatic lesions in a 58-year-old woman. Radiological investigations showed 3 nodular lesions in the VII segment, which were difficult to distinguish from liver metastases or liver abscesses. Distomatosis serology was positive with passive hemagglutination. After a 5-day treatment with praziquantel, clinical symptoms resolved quickly while serological tests became negative. Radiological images slowly decreased to a calcified scar at 13 months. No side-effects were noted. Praziquantel, whose efficacy in the common presentations of liver distomatosis has recently been demonstrated, also seems effective and well tolerated in case of nodular intra-hepatic lesions.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Praziquantel
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Fascioliasis
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Antiplatelmínticos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Gastroenterol Clin Biol
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article