[Secondary vasculitis to infection by Fasciola hepatica]. / Vasculitis secundaria a infección por Fasciola hepática.
Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica
; 29(3): 386-9, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
There is a case of a 38 year-old male patient coming from an area where hepatic fascioliasis is endemic in Peru. He was hospitalized because he showed 4 weeks of symptoms like fever, intense myalgias, erythematous and painful injuries on limb extensions. The electromyography and nerve conduction velocity showed a global inflammatory myopathy. A skin biopsy showed polyarteritis nodosa-type vasculitis. During the evaluation process prior to the immunosuppressive therapy, hepatic Fasciola eggs were found in the parasitological examination of stools. The fascioliasis diagnosis was confirmed by fas2-ELISA 0.46 (VN <0.20). Clinical symptoms started to subside after treatment with ticlabendazol. Contact with the patient was maintained for a year and there was no evidence of disease recurrence, and he was asymptomatic.
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Assunto principal:
Poliarterite Nodosa
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Fasciolíase
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article