The variable presentations and broadening geographic distribution of hepatic fascioliasis.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
; 10(6): 598-602, 2012 Jun.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22373727
ABSTRACT
We report 2 unrelated cases of hepatic fascioliasis in travelers returning to the United States from Africa and the Middle East. The first case presented with acute infection. Prominent clinical features included abdominal pain, elevated liver transaminases, serpiginous hepatic lesions, pericapsular hematoma, and marked peripheral eosinophilia. The second case was diagnosed in the chronic stage of infection and presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain, cystic hepatic lesions, and an adult fluke in the common bile duct. We review the life cycle of Fasciola species, the corresponding clinical features during the stages of human infection, diagnostic methods, and the evolving understanding of the epidemiology of human fascioliasis, particularly emphasizing fascioliasis in African countries.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Topografia Médica
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Fasciola hepatica
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Fasciolíase
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
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America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article